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Evan Ferguson has known as his change to West Ham a “huge alternative” after signing on mortgage from Brighton & Hove Albion for the remainder of the season.
Republic of Eire striker Ferguson might be reunited with new Hammers supervisor Graham Potter and his teaching employees, who gave the 20-year-old his debut whereas they had been at Albion in 2022.
“I do know the gaffer nicely and sit up for working beneath him once more,” Ferguson advised West Ham’s web site. “I can see and know the way huge West Ham United is.
“It was an enormous alternative for me to return right here. It feels good to be right here. Seeing the stadium and being right here as we speak, I’ve received an excellent feeling,”
Enter Evan Ferguson ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/HFw1IIXz5O
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 3, 2025
Evan Ferguson switch: Potter ‘excited’
Ferguson was prolific in Premier League 2 however solely made one Premier League look earlier than Potter left Brighton for Chelsea in September 2022.
He established himself as an everyday beneath Potter’s successor, Roberto De Zerbi, that season, together with a run of 9 targets and two assists in 23 matches on his method to successful the Seagulls’ Younger Participant of the Season award.
“He’s a participant we clearly know very nicely, so I’m grateful to the board for bringing him in,” mentioned Potter, who was Seagulls supervisor when Ferguson joined the membership’s academy from Irish facet Bohemians in 2021.
“He’s received loads of high quality attributes as a striker that we consider will profit the group over the course of the approaching months. We’re excited to combine him into the squad and see him in motion within the weeks to return.”
Able to go in Claret & Blue 👊 pic.twitter.com/gzqAY0ubxa
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 3, 2025
Evan Ferguson stats, targets
Ferguson began in 15 of Brighton’s first 30 top-flight matches final season, with three of his six targets coming in a hat-trick at residence to Newcastle in September 2023.
That efficiency led Premier League all-time prime scorer and Magpies legend Alan Shearer to name the then-teenager “a particular expertise”, however a knee damage curtailed Ferguson’s marketing campaign.
He has struggled for health and kind throughout Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler’s first season, scoring as soon as in 15 appearances and making two league begins.
On the dotted line… 🖊️ pic.twitter.com/TjHQDn9G5C
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 3, 2025
West Ham won’t be able to name on Ferguson for his or her journey to Chelsea on Monday (8pm GMT), when Potter will goal so as to add to his return of 4 factors in three league video games in cost.
Ferguson may make his West Ham debut at residence to Brentford on Saturday (3pm), having briefly come on as an alternative choice to Brighton of their 7-0 embarrassment at Nottingham Forest final Saturday.
Earlier on switch deadline day, West Ham introduced that playmaker James Ward-Prowse has returned to the membership following a mortgage spell at Forest.
