Chelsea transfer: 'Major stumbling block' prevents Pochettino from signing Man Utd-linked 'superstar'

According to records, Premier League colossi Chelsea have a ‘long-term’ inquisitiveness in Brighton and Hove Albion starlet Evan Ferguson.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side will distinctly face a battle to retain Ferguson in the foreseen months adhering to his development as one of the safest young demonstrators in the earth.

The Republic of Ireland global scored 16 aims in 34 appearances throughout his breakout period for Brighton in 2022/23 and he netted his initially Premier League hat-trick in Brighton’s 3-0 win over Newcastle Joined at the overture of this campaign.

Brighton have realistically linked Ferguson down to a covenant which runs till 2029 so they will distinctly be under no pressure to sell him once inquisitiveness from elite nightclubs comes.

He owns currently been greatly affixed by means of Manchester Joined and Newcastle tale Alan Shearer believes he owns the prospective to be a “super celeb”.

“Vacated foot, right foot, headers, pace, aggressiveness, intuition; there is no renowned weak point to his video game, which is only gaining involved in glean better and better. He owns the jumble,” Shearer asserted last September.

“At his era, unanimously manner of points might ensue to alter the pathway of his life and job and I’ve never met Evan, so can’t judge his means of assuming or viewpoint, yet I’ve investigated his capabilities and he owns the prospective to be mammoth. We’re talking around a aggravatingly advantageous talent, someone that might be a super celeb within a couple of years.”

A record from The Night Requirement corroborates Chelsea are (unsurprisingly) similarly purification to indicator Ferguson.

Chelsea are asserted to be ‘long-term admirers’ of Ferguson yet Brighton ‘will distinctly defy any kind of move for the 19-year-ratty onward, that might price nonessential than £100m’. The record encompasses.

‘Brighton’s ambiguity to lose another celeb to Chelsea is recognized to be a serious fumbling block to any kind of prospective future bargain for Ferguson. The Republic of Ireland global enticed in inquisitiveness last summertime season from Manchester Joined and Tottenham, that were affixed by means of a move for him to readjust Harry Kane.

‘Ferguson’s profile accommodates the young civilization-initially viewpoint Chelsea have thieved to the transfer arenae and would distinctly practice they perform not have to reprieve their wage structure to land a top-training course striker.

‘Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney might warning nonessential than £200,000 a week, whereas Ferguson is probable to want around half that quantity.

‘The Blue funks have made a brand name-steady striker their top transfer priority, yet Mauricio Pochettino urges they are in no experience to indicator a onward in January. Although Chelsea will distinctly have cut-and-dried greenback money to invest in the summertime season, their transfer fund will distinctly be cheapened if they fail to qualify for Europe again.’