Tottenham Hotspur flop Ryan Sessegnon may have blown his final chance under Antonio Conte…
Early bath
The 21-year-old winger was substituted just 28 minutes into Spurs’ 2-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday after an absolutely disastrous start to the game.
It was seemingly for tactical reasons as the Italian’s outfit had conceded both goals within the opening 18 minutes but it’s a rather damning sign for a player that has endured a torrid time since his £25m move from Fulham in 2019.
Final chance blown?
Sessegnon’s first appearance under Conte saw him receive his marching orders after two quickfire bookings against NS Mura in the Europa Conference League. It was his first start since August and last weekend was his second appearance since that incident.
He clumsily put in a mistimed challenge after 11 minutes before catching another player chasing a loose ball, leaving the referee with no option but to send him off.
The young dynamo, who is now valued at just £13.5m by Transfermarkt, has flattered to deceive in what game time he’s received, failing to play the full duration of the game in any of his ten appearances across all competitions since his return from his loan spell at Hoffenheim.
22 appearances in nearly three years for a £25m signing is just not good enough and the fact that he was withdrawn early on Sunday suggests that the trend isn’t going to change anytime soon.
In the 28 minutes he was on the pitch against Wolves, the England U21 internatinonal committed two fouls, won just one of four duels (25%) and lost possession five times from 15 touches, as per SofaScore, so it’s unlikely that he would’ve been kept on for much longer regardless of Conte’s tactical decision.
Once dubbed a “big, big talent” by former Cottagers teammate Stefan Johansen, it appears as if Sessegnon is running out of time to convince the Italian of his qualities going forward.
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