Steven and Ryan Sessegnon walked out at Craven Cottage side by side, each holding their daughters, last month. The twins had made their way through Fulham's academy together and played in the first team together on a handful of occasions - but that night, they played against one another for the first time ever. It was a special moment; a full-circle moment.
In any of the previous three seasons, a game like this would have been a perfect chance for a family reunion, as Steven had been living in Manchester for three years while playing for Wigan. And not just 'home' in terms of being back in south-west London. He points ahead as he speaks to Sky Sports on a terrace at the Dons' training ground in New Malden.
"We used to play academy games literally across this grass." He points to the left. "I spent time at Coombe Boys School, which is five minutes up the road." Fulham's Motspur Park training ground is six minutes' drive away. There, his nephew Kayden is part of the U18 squad.
"It's really wholesome to be back," says Sessegnon. "It helps massively being around family. "I get to see my older brothers, my nieces, my nephews and I see my brother [Ryan] a few times a week.
"We play at two different levels, so there isn't too much to speak about as if we were in the same league, but we catch up on life, being dads, being providers, being men in our families and what the future looks like." Sessegnon's return home has come at an important point in his career. In his first season at Wigan in 2023/24, he played 29 games in all competitions. In his second, he suffered calf and knee injuries, before not playing again from January 4 2025.
At the start of his third, Gary Caldwell, who had replaced Ryan Lowe in February 2025, placed him on the transfer list. "Things happen fast in football," Sessegnon says. "When I was put on the transfer list, I was told I wasn't going to play and I didn't go on the pre-season trip - but I ended up starting the first game of the season through injuries or lack of availability, and I thought I did well.
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