Brighton Ready To Sell | Bid Rejected For Evan Ferguson. Number one West Ham target in this window is Brighton’s young powerhouse Evan Ferguson. The trouble is, everyone wants him.
Reports earlier today suggested Brighton were dealing with interest from twenty clubs who want to loan or buy the young Republic of Ireland forward.
Developments tonight reported by nytimes.com/theathletic suggest rather than negotiate a simple loan deal, Brighton could be prepared to sell their striker who is now third choice at The Amex.
“Brighton are also open to the possibility of selling Ferguson at the right price, if the circumstances suit both club and player. Brighton sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, indicated a permanent bid for Ferguson has already been rejected. We reported in November that Brighton were expected to make Ferguson available for loan during the winter transfer window, while today’s DealSheet cited interest from West Ham United”
Quite whether West Ham are willing to throw ‘Jhon Duran’ kind of money at acquiring Ferguson will emerge in the next day or so: With so many club interested, the striker’s price will rise. According to The Athletic, Brighton have already rejected one permanent bid, but are willing to entertain others if the price matches their valuation of the player.
Earlier last week a figure of £45 million was reported for an outright sale which ‘should’ be within West Ham’s reach, although no doubt the club will want to buy him on the ‘never-never’ and stretch the payments over several years. With so much reported interest in the player the final price could go beyond West Ham’s pocket and hit £60 million.
