Man City wants to acquire Brighton’s Evan Ferguson, to play along with Erling Haaland

In preparation for a potential transfer, Man City are monitoring former Liverpool target and Brighton star Evan Ferguson. At the start of the Premier League season, Ferguson was one of the leaders. The Irishman has started the season well after a spectacular year with Brighton last season. Four goals in four games for Ferguson after Saturday’s hat-trick against Newcastle. As a result, some large fish are said to be on the move, according to sources.

Man City are said to be at the forefront of an “elite group of clubs” interested in signing the 18-year-old. Ferguson appears to have earned the respect of “nearly all” of the Premier League’s elite sides. He is described as “a potential star worth £150 million”.

But it looks like Man City could take the lead. What’s worrying is that it suggests Pep Guardiola wants to add Ferguson as the Norwegian’s partner, not to replace Erling Haaland.

Man City Is Monitoring Ferguson Closely

When claiming that 18-year-olds will be worth £150m, one has to be extremely cautious.

There’s no denying Ferguson looks to have potential even though he’s only appeared in 12 Premier League matches so far. Although the Irish international striker has scored 10 goals in this period, he still appears to be a very good striker. But there’s still a lot of work to be done. But if Man City hires him soon, he will certainly take these steps very quickly.

It’s hard to see what Ferguson could become under Guardiola. Man City coach Guardiola continues to be one of the best in the field of player development and improvement.

The Brighton player would have had a senior manager monitoring his development had circumstances been different. Ferguson was actually given the chance to join Liverpool when he left Bohemians in 2020, as GOAL reported in January. He chose Brighton over Anfield because he was not impressed with the opportunities there.

This seems reasonable to some and has received support. There are many cases where Ferguson could have had the opportunity to play for Liverpool. The Red Devils could try again to get the goal they missed, but that remains to be seen. Man City look like they will go if they don’t, or even if they do.