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New York Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Brighton's Evan Ferguson traveling to Italy ahead of Roma loan
Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson is flying to Italy ahead of completing his loan move to Roma. The Athletic reported on July 9 that Roma were working on a deal to sign Ferguson. Ferguson, 20, spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at West Ham United, but he was limited to just eight appearances and failed to score for the east London side. He scored just once for Brighton during the first half of the campaign and fell down the pecking order under Fabian Hurzeler, prompting a January loan move which reunited him with Graham Potter, the coach who gave him his senior debut for Brighton in February 2022 as a 17-year-old. Ferguson joined Brighton in 2021 from Irish side Bohemians. He registered eight goals and assists in 19 Premier League games during a breakout 2022-23 season, but he endured an injury-disrupted campaign the following term and did not score for nearly a year between November 2023 and October 2024. Previously valued at around £100million by Brighton, Ferguson is contracted to the club until 2029, having signed a long-term deal in November 2023 after interest from a number of clubs, including Manchester United. Advertisement Ferguson earned his national team debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 2022 against Norway and has played 20 times at senior level, scoring five goals. Roma are in the market for a new striker after Tammy Abraham joined Besiktas on an initial season-long loan deal, which will be made permanent next summer if certain conditions are met. Analysis by Andy Naylor A temporary move abroad to a high-quality club is a logical next step to revive Ferguson's fortunes. A loan to Premier League rivals West Ham at the end of the winter transfer window in February seemed to make sense for the No 9. That reunited Ferguson with Potter, his first head coach at Brighton, but the switch designed to increase his game-time and restore confidence did not work out. Only one of Ferguson's eight goalless appearances for West Ham in the Premier League was as a starter. Ferguson has dropped down the pecking order of strikers at the Amex Stadium since bursting onto the scene with six goals and two assists in 19 league appearances in the 2022-23 season. A series of injuries and irregular game time have sapped that early promise. He has scored twice in his last 39 appearances for Brighton across all competitions since November 2023 and he has not started successive matches since December of that year. Competition for forward spots in Hurzeler's side for the coming season has increased in spite of Joao Pedro's departure to Chelsea, with the signings of Greek strikers Stefanos Tzimas in January and Charalampos Kostoulas this summer. Ferguson signed a six-year contract in 2023. Brighton have not given up hope that he will come good again, but his next step will be important to restore faith and value in a prospect talked about as a £90m player when he first served notice of his potential.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Roma aiming to sell U18 player to settle Financial Fair Play
Roma aiming to sell U18 player to settle Financial Fair Play Roma are negotiating the exits of three young players. These three sales could potentially resolve Roma's issues regarding the required capital gain dictated by UEFA's Financial Fair Play. As reported by Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport, in addition to Luigi Cherubini and Alessandro Romano, Roma are also aiming to sell U18 player Federico Terlizzi. Advertisement Terlizzi is in fact being discussed in the talks for Romano to Torino. With all three players sold within the next 24 hours, Roma would avoid having to sell other, more important pieces such as Evan Ndicka or Angelino.
