Chelsea and Tottenham want Evan Ferguson summer transfer with 18-year-old wonderkid impressing at Brighton
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CHELSEA and Tottenham are weighing up a summer move for Brighton wonderkid Evan Ferguson.
Spurs regard Ferguson as a player who could develop into a potential long-term replacement for Harry Kane.
Goal-shy Chelsea also rate the young striker highly, who was signed by the Seagulls when current Stamford Bridge boss Graham Potter and director of global talent Paul Winstanley were working together at the south coast club.
Ferguson, 18, became Brighton’s youngest scorer in the Premier League when he netted against Arsenal on New Year’s Eve.
He has added two more goals and two assists in seven appearances for the Seagulls.
Ferguson, already a senior Republic of Ireland international, is also the youngest player from his country to score in the Premier League.
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He joined Brighton from Bohemians in 2021 when he was 16.
Ferguson is one of a number of brilliant young players currently thriving at Brighton who is attracting interest from elsewhere.
Moises Caicedo found himself at the centre of a January transfer storm when Arsenal tried to swoop.
The 21-year-old even tried to force the issue after publicly revealing he was keen on the move in an Instagram post.
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But Brighton managed to hold on to the Ecuadorian and he has quietly got on with business back in the Brighton midfield.
Red-hot Kaoru Mitoma, 25, also finds himself at the centre of transfer rumours after a brilliant run of form.