No pressure to sell Sessegnon

– Appropriately it was teenager Ryan Sessegnon’s astute pass that paved the way for Fulham to reach the Premier League promised land with a Championship play-off win on Saturday.

The 18-year-old (right) has earned rave reviews for his performances this season, with speculation rife about which top-flight side would secure his signature in the close season.

But after Fulham’s 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley he can grace the Premier League in a white Fulham shirt next season after all – thanks to the minimum £160 million windfall the club can now look forward to.

Defeat would have put huge pressure on Fulham to sell the leftback, who scored 16 Championship goals this season.

The side’s triumph has now changed everything.

Sessegnon and Tom Cairney, who scored the winner, will still be targeted over the coming months but Fulham, and billionaire owner Shahid Khan, have the financial muscle to resist overtures for a player many felt deserved an England World Cup call-up.

Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic, who also took Watford into the Premier League, could also find himself a target after taking the Londoners up playing stylish football.

The Serb will expect some funds to strengthen the squad in the summer – as well as keeping the club’s best players like Sessegnon and 27-year-old Cairney.

“This is a really important victory. It’s not easy to play at Wembley, there is a lot of pressure,” said Jokanovic. –