West Ham lead the race to sign Man Utd and Arsenal target Ferguson
western ham United are reportedly leading the race ahead of manchester united and Arsenal sign Brighton and Hove Albion star Evan Ferguson, according to Caught offside.
The 20-year-old burst onto the scene after showing promising performances for the Seagulls a few years ago, but injury problems have halted his development. Now, so far this season, he has found himself on the periphery, starting only once in the season. first division.
Caught offside They claim new Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler is impressed with the youngster but does not want to make him the first-choice forward just yet.
The young coach first wants to see him up close in training before offering him regular first-team football. But Ferguson does not want to be patient and is interested in playing regularly.
Brighton are therefore willing to let him go and would be willing to accept around £60m. But the ideal is for him to go on loan in the winter and then decide whether to sell him permanently next summer.
Ferguson to West Ham
The report says that Manchester United, city of manchesterarsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle UnitedEdit They are interested in signing him, but West Ham have shown the most concrete interest, so they are currently the favorite to complete any potential deal for him.
Although Ferguson has not been able to thrive in his Brighton career of late, there is no doubting his qualities and if he can stay fit and play regularly, he will still have time in his side to develop into a top-class player in the future. .
Michail Antonio, Danny Ings and Niclas Fullkrug are the three centre-forwards the Hammers currently have, but all three have turned 30 and Antonio and Ings' contracts will expire at the end of this season.
Therefore, West Ham need younger players in their attacking department and if they can sign Ferguson, he would be a great acquisition.
However, it will be interesting to see if the east London club can eventually sign the Brighton star in January beating Man Utd and Arsenal in this race if he eventually leaves the club.
