Joe Tomlinson
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Fulham boy, family, your nephew's playing here.
When you got the call, it must have been like, oh, yes.
Yeah, obviously playing great football this season as well.
How much of a role has Marco Silva played in that for you?
Because he must have been a big reason for your return, right?
What are the aims for this season then?
From your personal point of view, what do you look at and look at this season and think, if we finish and I do this, I've had a good season?
Right.
Top man.
I think when you listen to that, it's really clear that you are speaking to an experienced pro, but he's still just 25 years old.
It feels like I've been watching Ryan play football forever.
I think it's really telling that he was offered his first professional contract at just 14 years old.
Let's not understate how impressive he was when he was young and how impressive it's been to get back to playing a consistent level at Fulham.
I also thought it was really interesting, his praise for Marco Silva, who has clearly had a massive influence on his return to the club, and how he is hopeful of having a massive influence on some of the young players he sees in his shoes, like the brilliant Josh King.
If you haven't listened to that one-on-one with Josh King on this very podcast, I suggest you go back and listen to it right now, because he himself is one of the best speakers online.
of any player in the league for a 17 year old.
What an incredible character he is learning from in Ryan Sessegnon and what an incredible character he could well become.
OK, so there we go.
Another episode of one on one in the bag.
If you'd like to watch my interview with Ryan, you can find it on the Sky Sports YouTube channels, Sky Sports News and across our socials.