The future of Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon will be resolved by next Thursday.
Football.london understands Tottenham Hotspur are looking to tie up a deal for the teenager before deadline day.
Whilst there is interest from Manchester United, Liverpool and PSG in Sessegnon, the Lilywhites have the advantage due to the player being keen on working under the guidance of Mauricio Pochettino.
Sessegnon has just a year left on his first professional contract at Craven Cottage, therefore the £50m valuation from last summer is likely to have dropped significantly.
Furthermore, he's unlikely to sign an extension so it seems like the perfect time to move on.
According to the Evening Standard , who claim that a move is not dependent on Danny Rose's future in north London, Tottenham are confident that they can get a deal for Sessegnon done before the close of the transfer window.
Developments this afternoon (Saturday) appears to have handed the Lilywhites a massive boost.
The west London outfit were playing their first game back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League last season as they faced Barnsley at Oakwell.
In the matchday squad named by Scott Parker there was no room for Sessegnon.
This prompted excitement from supporters.
However, Sessegnon not being named in the squad might not be solely down to an imminent transfer to Spurs.
Last week Parker revealed the teenager was still in rehab mode, so that would explain his absence at Oakwell.
"He’s rehabbing back to a point where he can feature," Parker said, as per West London Sport. "We’ll try everything we can [to keep him].
"We’ll see what will happen from there but at this present time, with 10 days [of the transfer window] to go, he’s a Fulham player and we fully expect him to rehab back from his injury and play a big part."
Parker also had an update on Sessegnon's future when speaking ahead of the trip to Barnsley.
"At this present moment, I expect Ryan still to be here when the window shuts," said the Fulham boss. "Obviously I have read the speculation. Will it affect him? That would be up to Ryan.
"It is not as if the phone has been ringing off the hook, a bid every other day for him and Fulham are turning it down, for him to have the hump."
