The 23-year-old had already gone under the knife to address a serious issue in the summer and waited until January to make his first appearance of the season, coming off the bench in an FA Cup win over Burnley.
Sessegnon immediately re-entered the treatment room with a setback, though, forcing him to undertake another six-week recovery programme before returning to action with the Under-21s on February 17.
Rather than take on Wolverhampton Wanderers with the senior team, Sessegnon started for the youth side in their Premier League 2 fixture with West Ham United, but he was forced off the field with just 37 minutes on the board.
The England Under-21 international's most recent issue affected his right hamstring — the opposite side to which he injured over the summer — but his latest concern was serious enough to require another operation.
«Ryan Sessegnon has undergone surgery to his right hamstring following an injury during an Under-21s match,» Tottenham said in a statement. «The 23-year-old will continue to be closely monitored by our medical team to determine when he can return to training.»
Arriving from Fulham in 2019 with a high ceiling, Sessegnon has been restricted to just 57 matches in a Tottenham shirt over the past five years, having struggled with a multitude of fitness concerns.
The versatile winger has only earned seven minutes of senior football under Ange Postecoglou so far, and he confessed to being «gutted beyond belief» on social media after his successful procedure.
«Gutted beyond belief. Just when I saw a light
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