The 2022/2023 Premier League season was interesting in many ways: Man City became the first English team to win the treble after their city rivals in 1999, Erling Haaland bagged 36 goals in his maiden EPL campaign, Arsenal led the table for 248 days and still lost the title, Chelsea spent over £600 million across two transfer windows, Leicester City were relegated only seven years after clinching the title, as many as 14 managers were sacked, and Brighton qualified for a European competition for the first time in the club’s history led by Roberto De Zerbi.Apart from making an immense success – given that only 12 years earlier they played in the third tier – the Seagulls presented the football world with a net-busting teenager, who was predicted to be the next big thing in the Premier League – Evan Ferguson.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The then-18-year-old youngster scored six goals in 19 appearances in his maiden top-flight season and added six more goals in the following season. EPL giants were fighting for him, Tottenham considered him a new Harry Kane, while Brighton put a €140 million price on him. And then, he vanished…The competition in the Seagulls’ attack, embodied in Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck, was too fierce for the kid, so the manager Fabian Hurzeler decided to send him on loan to West Ham last February. Epilogue? Just eight games and less than 19 minutes on average for the Irishman.Now, everyone is aware he needs to get his career back on track as soon as possible, and he’ll try to achieve that on another loan, this time in AS Roma’s wolfpack.🚨 Roma have reached an agreement with Brighton for the loan of Evan Ferguson. The deal will include a €40M option to buy.🇮🇪🤝🐺(Source: @DiMarzio) pic.twitter.com/Xv24zjsp7K— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 19, 2025 Gian Piero Gasperini has begun his rebuild at Stadio Olimpico and has been in pursuit of a robust striker like Ferguson for some time. Given that the loan deal includes a €40 million buyout clause, the Giallorossi could get an exceptionally talented striker for a pretty reasonable price, especially considering Brighton’s initial demands from two years ago.Of course, there’s still a big question mark above Ferguson’s permanent move to the Italian capital, as he’ll first have to earn it on the pitch.If Roma ultimately decide to activate the buyout clause, the soon-to-be 20-year-old would become their third most expensive reinforcement after Patrik Schick and Tammy Abraham.##NAJAVA_MECA_9024114##
