An emerging club in recent seasons in the Premier League thanks to strong recruitment, Brighton & Hove Albion has been rewarded for its work and has developed numerous talents. If we obviously think of Kaoru Mitoma or Julio Enciso, as well as players who have left like Alexis MacAllister (Liverpool) and Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), we must not forget to mention Evan Ferguson. Only 18 years old, the Irish striker who will turn 19 in two weeks (October 19) has already established himself as one of the very best center forwards in the Premier League. Incredible precocity for the Bettystown native who makes his coach Roberto de Zerbi admire: “He could become a great player, because he has all the qualities to become a very great striker.” Launched on September 20, 2019 as a professional when he was only 14 years old (shortly before he turned 15, Editor’s note) during a match between Bohemians FC and Derry City, Evan Ferguson has always done everything faster than everyone else. world
Irish international (6 caps and 2 goals), the right-hander was one of the revelations of the last Premier League season. Really launched in the second half of the season with the Seagulls, he scored no less than 11 goals and 3 freebies in 28 matches with Brighton. Exceptional statistics considering his age and little experience. Competing with the experienced Danny Welbeck and dismissing the disappointing Deniz Undav, he became one of the attackers to count on within the Perfidious Albion, quickly gaining unanimous support. “I’m very, very impressed with him. He is very good in the area, has very good awareness in the area. He uses his body, with a little brutality. I love that” said Arsenal legend Ian Wright on the BBC during last season. Logically, this pushed his club to extend it last season in order to protect it until June 2028.
Confirmation Season
Revelation of the 2022/2023 season, Evan Ferguson must now confirm his status as a future star in the making, whether in the Premier League, but also on a European scale, with Brighton competing in the Europa League. However this summer, if Brighton put up the barbed wire, many clubs began to look at him. If Liverpool have kept an eye on him for years and almost signed him before Brighton won, this time it was Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea who positioned themselves. Spurs, who also lost Harry Kane, were seen as an ideal club for his progress as the parallel with the English striker is obvious. “He’s a born scorer. If I was in charge of recruiting Tottenham. I would give him a thumbs up as Kane’s replacement. Apologies to Brighton fans. said former striker, now consultant, Garry Lineker on social networks. While the price of 115 million euros was mentioned before the summer transfer window, financial demands for the young striker have only increased since.
While Tottenham had taken the temperature, Spurs quickly took their foot out of the bath since it was hot. In fact, Brighton requested 140 million euros for the player at the end of August. A figure which would make him the most expensive player in the history of the Premier League. Now, it is Chelsea’s turn to be very attracted by a player who is likely to quickly join one of the leaders of the Premier League. However, he is still on the Seagulls side and is enjoying Roberto De Zerbi’s playing system. This season, he is off to a good start. Scorer from the first day against Luton (4-1), he produced a benchmark performance during the 4th day of the championship in early September against Newcastle (3-1) with a hat-trick. A match very appreciated by his coach Roberto De Zerbi who is rave about it.
“His improvement is important for him, for us, for his career, because he works to complement his qualities, not just to score, because he can become big, big, big. His qualities are enough to become a great player, one of the best scorers in Europe. It’s a 2004. I don’t know how many young players like Evan score these goals during their career. I’m really delighted today, but not just for the goals. OK, with his goals we can be happy now, because we won the match, but I’m really happy with the performance, especially in the first half. declared the Italian coach. Unfortunately, he has since struggled more with a knee injury. Slowly returning to the team, Evan Ferguson will clearly be a threat to watch this Thursday in the Europa League by Olympique de Marseille…
