Wouldn't mind at all as he won't be too costly and we need competition at both LB and LW.
Ryan Sessegnon
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Shaw needs a kick up the arse. He’s been bang average in my opinion.
Get it done as far as I’m concerned.
Get it done as far as I’m concerned.
He's not going to play LB.
We’ll see won’t we. But it’s competition for the left back spot, which is a little bit better than the zero we have currently.
Good. Keep acquiring young talent instead of chasing 30 year Chelsea rejects
Feels like we have been linked to Sessegnon for years, crazy that he is still only 19
Feels like we have been linked to Sessegnon for years, crazy that he is still only 19
Another sign journos have no clue who we are after.
The way Sessegnon played leftback for Fulham last season, those all sound like elite players in comparison
Another player who looked class in the Championship but ordinary a level up. Think Tom Ince, David Nugent, Joe Ledley.
For reference, he is the same age as Sterling was when he was a crucial part of Liverpool's "nearly" side of 2014.
For reference, he is the same age as Sterling was when he was a crucial part of Liverpool's "nearly" side of 2014.
If true I like the direction we are heading in regards to recruiting
I think thats a bit unfair - Fulham were bloody awful and was hardly a club for anybody to perform well in.
Said this before and got hit with the ‘he’s only 18’ crap.
He has no acceleration to speak of and doesn’t even have a position! LB, WB, left sided midfielder?
Well I'm not saying that. When he played left wing and right wing he came up with some valuable contributions to Fulham. Although he tended to fall over when there was the slightest gust of wind. He could find a pass occasionally.
But at leftback he got beat easily, has none of the aggression or commitment to winning the ball that a leftback needs. He was just a winger at leftback.
It would be like playing Chong leftback
No thanks. Sessegnon was awful pretty much for Fulham this season, why would Utd want him on the back of that? He hasn't got the physical attributes to play full back, and isn't technically good enough to play further forward. It won't even be cheap too given he has been (over)hyped for some time, a total waste of money given Utd's needs.
Young and British which is seemingly enough for Ole.
Looked nothing special this season. No point signing a LB who isn't better than Shaw or a LW that would be worse than Martial.
Looked nothing special this season. No point signing a LB who isn't better than Shaw or a LW that would be worse than Martial.
He looked quite poor the games I've watched Fulham but still managed 7 assists and 2 goals in his first PL season at 18 years old, not a bad return I must say.
Interestingly, his contract runs out next summer so he can be bought for around £15 - £20m easily.
Interestingly, his contract runs out next summer so he can be bought for around £15 - £20m easily.
Rather him than James. Worth the 15m
Sanchez - sessegnon
Mata - James
I'm liking the new recruitment model, assuming we get the new signings over the line.
Mata - James
I'm liking the new recruitment model, assuming we get the new signings over the line.
Thought he was really over hyped in the championship and, no surprises, he didn't look great this year at all. I'd rather have Januzaj back.
I wouldnt mind us signing him,Didnt see a lot of him and Fulham this season but I doubt many really performed for Fulham this season.
If we can get him for the 25m or so that was touted with the Spurs headlines a week or so back I’d gladly take him on.
I saw a player who moves well off the ball but on the ball, I agree. Doesn't have the technical quality or pace with the ball of a Hudson-Odoi or Sancho.
Though if we do sign him, our options at LWB and RW are so paltry that he might actually get playing time, if Ole does want to play 5 at the back at times:
Sessegnon-Shaw-CB-Lindelof-Dalot could actually be a passable back 5 in that the youngsters out wide have some ability going forward (though both need to improve a ton, at their age you'd back that happening), Shaw and Lindelof seem well suited to defending wider positions and we'd have someone like Koulibaly or whoever we hopefully sign running things in the middle.
and at RW we're a mess.
So, this wouldn't be my signing, but I can see why the club are interested if they think he'll be a solid player on the fringes of the England squad for the next 10 years, at his age and resale value.
We should probably just sign a proper RW for big money and then look for a young but hungry leftfooter to backup and challenge Shaw and play at LWB when Shaw tucks inside. It shouldn't be beyond the club to find a decent young attacking left back for cheap.
I think he'll end up as a raumdeutuer type player like Muller or Alli. He's played in 9 different positions for Fulham this season. He got 2 goals and 6 assists only Mitrovic got more goals and assists for Fulham (14), Babel also got 8. At age 18 he has 121 senior apps 25 goals and 19 assists. Its a remarkable record whatever the case.
He's a very intelligent player but lacking technically and physically. People in the Gomes thread are keen to allow him time to develop physically but Sessegnon is only 3 months older than Gomes so still has time to develop physically.
Not sure that him coming to United is the best move for player or club at this point though.
He's a very intelligent player but lacking technically and physically. People in the Gomes thread are keen to allow him time to develop physically but Sessegnon is only 3 months older than Gomes so still has time to develop physically.
Not sure that him coming to United is the best move for player or club at this point though.
Well there is if we a) have no backup LB, b) need an alternative to Martial at LW and c) think he has the potential to go on to be better than one or both anyway.
Hmmm I’m not totally convinced by him yet
What’s the evidence? He isn’t particularly quick, never seen him cross a ball like Robertson.
What exactly would we be buying?
Loved how you gave adjectives to describe Young and Rojo. No need with Damian!
I think he could be the classic space invader like Alli or Muller in years to come.
This is the kind of role I think he'll end up with, more central
@Inigo Montoya
How about this for a cross like Robertson?
At 1.00min on here for England 21s vs Italy.
@Inigo Montoya
How about this for a cross like Robertson?
At 1.00min on here for England 21s vs Italy.
Yeah, not many players are playing week in and out in the EPL at the age of 18. If the price is right, then go for it. Not every young player will pan out, but it's worth the risk.
It seems like we are making inquiries on a lot of players just to get an idea of players availability and price before opening negotiations which seems like a much more calculated approach then what we've done in the past 5-6 years where we desperately chased our #1 target all summer and then when we weren't able to seal the deal then desperately chase plan b targets. One of the things I read that I found interesting was that Mo Salah was Liverpool's plan b signing for the right wing. They had a list of targets and when plan A didn't work out they quickly opened negotiations for their Plan B. I hope we can start the process of having a more detailed approach such as this.
No idea, I haven't seen anywhere near enough of him to be either in favour of or against his signing.
I was just pointing out that not immediately being better than Shaw/Martial isn't neccessarily a good argument against signing him as we could do with backup/competition for both. It was less a comment on the player and more a comment on weaknesses in our squad.
I want him, he will be a very good player.
I wouldn't be surprised if the people who are doubting him would still think if he went to Spurs he'd eventually be a great signing for them 
Would prefer Tierney over him by a country mile.
We’ve been here before with him.
If was going to a bigger club, he’d be there by now
Wow, he seems to have a fantastic delivery. I remember a lot of videos like this from Dalot though when we first signed him - hope Sessegnon turns out to be more consistent with his crosses (if we do sign him).
A lot of people in this thread seem to think he's a left back but he's played far more games as a winger.
I look at sessegnon and I see a wingback that is allowed to go up and down the channel.
I think sessegnon & Dalot have a similar style to their play to the point that both of them on the pitch would match each other and their habits. This is shown with both being played as wingers too.
Sessegnon - LCB - Rice - Lindelof - Dalot
Play a back 3 and let them play like defensive wingers instead of fullbacks.
I think sessegnon & Dalot have a similar style to their play to the point that both of them on the pitch would match each other and their habits. This is shown with both being played as wingers too.
Play a back 3 and let them play like defensive wingers instead of fullbacks.
You're close. And by close I mean you got it completely the other way round.
Sessegnon has scored 15 goals in the Championship from a winger position. For a 17yo that was something special. Greenwood has done feck all at competitive level as yet. Like, zilch. If anyone has any claim to showing something special, that's not our player.
But at least it's a standard Caf approach of over-hyping our youngsters, so I guess you're with the majority in here.
I don't get the logic of this.
Players develop at different rates. Most players (and plenty of ones who are world class right now) were not playing at the level Sterling was when he was 18. Harry Kane was failing on loan at multiple championship clubs.
Of course that doesn't mean that Sessegnon will do the same, but writing him off entirely based on a poor season with a dysfunctional side seems extremely harsh. Plenty of players his age may struggle to make the step up and then explode later down the line, and there aren't many teenagers in the country who could have done what Sessegnon did in the championship.