{"id":1100582,"date":"2019-08-08T17:50:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100582"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:54:02","slug":"spurs-sign-ryan-sessegnon","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/spurs-sign-ryan-sessegnon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Sessegnon: Spurs sign the Premier League&#8217;s first &#8216;millennial&#8217; goalscorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham have signed Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham on a busy transfer deadline day for the north London club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Josh Onomah has moved in the direction with Spurs reportedly paying around \u00a325m for Sessegnon, who has signed a long-term contract.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sessegnon joins Tottenham: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sessegnon has been linked with Spurs since first breaking into the Fulham team as a 16-year-old.<\/li>\n<li>The teenager had just one year left on his Fulham contract.<\/li>\n<li>Tottenham are said to have paid \u00a325m with midfielder Josh Onomah moving to Craven Cottage in exchange.<\/li>\n<li>Sessegnon has signed a long-term deal with Spurs.<\/li>\n<li>Last season, he became the first 2000s-born player to score in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has already made 120 senior appearances for Fulham as well as playing 10 times for the England Under-21s side.<\/p>\n<p>He found the net twice in the league last season, the first of which was the first Premier League goal scored by a player born in the 200os.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have been active in the transfer window, signing Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for a club record fee and securing a deal for Leeds United teenager Jack Clarke, who has returned to Elland Road on loan.<\/p>\n<p>A move for Real Betis playmaker Giovani Lo Celso was also confirmed after the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to get started at Spurs,&#8221; Sessegnon told the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1159505900605980672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. &#8220;A young team, an exciting team on the up. 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