‘He runs everywhere’: Ryan Sessegnon says £75k-a-week teammate is the fittest player at Tottenham now

Mon 31 October 2022 17:45, UK

Tottenham Hotspur fans would have breathing a sigh of relief when Bournemouth kicked off after their third goal on Saturday.

After suffering at the hands of VAR in midweek in the Champions League, they wouldn’t have been blamed for worrying about it happening again.

It was Sessegnon’s goal just before the hour mark that started the comeback for Antonio Conte’s side.

His fellow wing-back Ivan Perisic then delivered a corner that was headed in by Ben Davies for the equaliser.

A composed finish from Rodrigo Bentancur completed the comeback in added time, sending the Spurs fans into raptures.

Sessegnon was speaking about his Uruguayan teammate after the match, and was full of praise for

The 22-year-old admitted that Bentancur was the fittest player in the Tottenham squad and a ‘’ footballer.

Bentancur is the fittest Tottenham player – Sessegnon

“He runs everywhere.

“He probably has the lowest body fat per cent of anyone at the club.

“He’s a tremendous footballer, a very good athlete and very important player for us.”

Bentancur has never been known for his goal scoring but has now found the back of the net in consecutive games.

He was by far the biggest defensive contributor that game, and was working seriously hard for the team.

It’s no surprise that Sessegnon think Bentancur is the fittest player in the Tottenham squad.

Now that he’s also adding an end product to his game makes him an even bigger threat to the opposition.