Tottenham Hotspur’s summer transfer window ended with a bang as both Ryan Sessegnon and Giovani Lo Celso signed on the final day, although the deal to bring in Sessegnon has seemingly frustrated Fulham’s vice-chairman Tony Khan.
Fulham were not impressed with how Spurs went about their pursuit of Ryan Sessegnon in recent weeks. Plenty of details of what they claim happened. https://t.co/BNHE6YdWgi
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) August 12, 2019
Football.London’s Alasdair Gold has documented the comments from Tony Khan, who has been critical of the way Tottenham went about bringing in their star teenager. Khan claims that the Lilywhites only contacted him two weeks before the end of the window, driving down the price in the process.
The fee, in the end, was a reported £25m, but the fact that it was paid so late, with the Fulham supremo claiming that a deal was only agreed at midday on deadline day itself, gave the Cottagers very little chance to strike up any deals of their own and leaving them with just the loan signings that they’d completed in the weeks before.
Daniel Levy has made a number of late moves previously in north London, completing a deadline day deal for Giovani Lo Celso this summer, as well completing the signing of Fernando Llorente on deadline day back in 2017.
You can read the Lilywhites’ verdict on Khan’s comments here:
I really love Daniel Levy
— Manny (@Mannythfc) August 12, 2019
Rather childish moaning IMHO. That’s the world of football transfers, if you don’t like it, well tough, get used to it or do a different job!
— Jill Lewis (@jilllewis33) August 12, 2019
Who cares? We got him..Thats whats is important
— Coys1979 (@Coys1979) August 12, 2019
He’s no different to Levy, held out for every last penny, could have taken a bit less and then spent the money….not seeing the difference…
— Raf (@Raf_THFC) August 12, 2019
Seems awfully moany for a guy who spent £100M last season
— Marcus (@Delecopter) August 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/hunners85/status/1160929335521533964
The Lilywhites have little sympathy for Tony Khan and will only care for the fact that Sessegnon is their player now.
