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Evan Ferguson set for second loan move away from Brighton to join Italian giants
Evan Ferguson is set to become the latest Premier League striker to attempt to resurrect his career in Italy. talkSPORT understands that Brighton are in talks with AS Roma over a loan move for the Irishman. Ferguson had a difficult year at Brighton and looks set to head back out on loan, this time to ItalyGetty It remains to be seen whether a buy option would be included in any deal, with Ferguson still a potential elite level goalscorer. Yet last season dampened hopes over his potential as he managed just one goal in 15 games during an injury-hit campaign as Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck blocked his path into the team. In fact, so unneeded was Ferguson that he was loaned to West Ham in the winter transfer window. Things didn’t get any better in east London, with the 20-year-old not finding the net in eight appearances. His underwhelming 2024/25 season appears to have not deterred Roma, with hope still high he can recapture his early Brighton form. Ferguson moved to the AmEx in 2021 from Bohemians aged just 16 and later that year made his first team debut after turning 17. Breaking through the following campaign, it appeared that Brighton’s renowned scouts had again struck gold with Ferguson scoring ten times. A hat-trick against Newcastle in September that year saw hype around the youngster reach fever pitch, and the club managed to get him to sign a new five-year deal. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were linked with big money moves and so impressive was Ferguson that Spurs were quoted a mammoth £115million for his services. Chelsea then added him to their list of summer transfer targets, but a move never materialised before his valuation took a dive. Ferguson looked like an absolute sensation, but he’s struggled to live up to the early hypeGetty That drop off coincided with the departure of Roberto De Zerbi, and his replacement Fabian Hurzeler was soon faced with questions about Ferguson’s lack of minutes. A loan move to West Ham was then confirmed, with Hurzeler commenting: “Evan has had a frustrating 12 months with injuries. “And for him to get back to the level he’s capable of and to continue his development, he really needs to be playing regularly. “This loan gives him that opportunity, and under a manager he knows well [Graham Potter]. “We are looking forward to watching Evan’s progress over the next few months, and we wish him well.” Roma have had success with various Premier League strikers looking for minutes in recent years, including Romelu Lukaku and Tammy Abraham. Ferguson flattered to deceive during his brief loan spell at West Ham There’s now even more reason for a player looking to rediscover form to head to the Italian capital, with Gian Piero Gasperini their new manager and famed for developing not only youngsters, but strikers too.
Evan Ferguson is set to become the latest Premier League striker to attempt to resurrect his career in Italy.
talkSPORT understands that Brighton are in talks with AS Roma over a loan move for the Irishman.
It remains to be seen whether a buy option would be included in any deal, with Ferguson still a potential elite level goalscorer.
Yet last season dampened hopes over his potential as he managed just one goal in 15 games during an injury-hit campaign as Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck blocked his path into the team.
In fact, so unneeded was Ferguson that he was loaned to West Ham in the winter transfer window.
Things didn’t get any better in east London, with the 20-year-old not finding the net in eight appearances.
His underwhelming 2024/25 season appears to have not deterred Roma, with hope still high he can recapture his early Brighton form.
Ferguson moved to the AmEx in 2021 from Bohemians aged just 16 and later that year made his first team debut after turning 17.
Breaking through the following campaign, it appeared that Brighton’s renowned scouts had again struck gold with Ferguson scoring ten times.
A hat-trick against Newcastle in September that year saw hype around the youngster reach fever pitch, and the club managed to get him to sign a new five-year deal.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were linked with big money moves and so impressive was Ferguson that Spurs were quoted a mammoth £115million for his services.
Chelsea then added him to their list of summer transfer targets, but a move never materialised before his valuation took a dive.
That drop off coincided with the departure of Roberto De Zerbi, and his replacement Fabian Hurzeler was soon faced with questions about Ferguson’s lack of minutes.
A loan move to West Ham was then confirmed, with Hurzeler commenting: “Evan has had a frustrating 12 months with injuries.
“And for him to get back to the level he’s capable of and to continue his development, he really needs to be playing regularly.
“This loan gives him that opportunity, and under a manager he knows well [Graham Potter].
“We are looking forward to watching Evan’s progress over the next few months, and we wish him well.”
Roma have had success with various Premier League strikers looking for minutes in recent years, including Romelu Lukaku and Tammy Abraham.
There’s now even more reason for a player looking to rediscover form to head to the Italian capital, with Gian Piero Gasperini their new manager and famed for developing not only youngsters, but strikers too.
