Slavisa Jokanovic on Ryan Sessegnon: Fulham must keep hold of him – he’s ‘one of the most talented teenagers in England’
Slavisa Jokanovic urged Fulham to keep hold of Ryan Sessegnon after the highly-rated 16-year-old scored the winner against Cardiff yesterday.
Sessegnon became one of the youngest scorers in FA Cup history to give Fulham a 2-1 victory and add to his growing reputation.
Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United are all said to be showing an interest in the winger but Jokanovic wants him to stay at Fulham.
“He is one of the most talented teenagers in England,” said the Fulham boss. “He is very good for this club. I am sure that he is going to be a very important player for us in the future. But he is only 16 years old and we have to be careful with him. He is working very hard and has to keep going.”
Fulham beat Cardiff in a game moved to an 11.30am kick-off for television coverage. A crowd of only 5,199 watched the game and, on a weekend when the importance of the FA Cup was questioned, Cardiff manager Neil Warnock says he “struggled to get out of bed” for it. “I was not really excited,” he said.