Chelsea could make a late swoop for Evan Ferguson, the Brighton striker who they have tracked ever since he broke through and is available either on loan or permanently in the closing days of the January transfer window.
Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham have all been linked with the 20-year-old, and Enzo Maresca’s side are the latest to join a race described by Seagulls sources as wide open.
Chelsea’s co-sporting director Paul Winstanley knows Ferguson and his representatives well as he was previously at Brighton, and the Blues are currently searching for a striker to help Nicolas Jackson in the second half of the season.
Jackson has not scored in any of Chelsea’s last seven games, a run which coincides with Chelsea falling outside of the Premier League’s top four.
They have other names on their attacking shortlist, such as Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel, who is also wanted by Tottenham.
Though Ferguson has struggled for form of late, with only one goal scored all season, he has shown his Premier League potential in glimpses.
At 20, he would suit the Chelsea model of signing youngsters with scope to improve.
It is not yet clear who is leading the race for Ferguson, who has been recovering from an ankle injury. It is thought he could be available for around £40million.
akpchoichinho001
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we should be going for proven strikers to give Jackson a healthy competition and not another over hyped half season wonder kid
Bieabcikrt
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football
Bieabcikrt
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cyrus
Bieabcikrt
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cyrus
kofikudoli
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Assuming this guy was to be black and African, he wouldn't have received the attention and hype he gets. There's nothing special about him, just noise cos he is British. He is literally missing after scoring that hat trick some years ago
Vabacilnos
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we need best straker we play with out strackrr
Nepadiklmo
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please chelsea buy Isak if u wanted to play the champion league next season
rikdklopru
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useless pongo I say cause why when we can get a clinical striker
weneimsty
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Arsenal
yasbeiknop
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delap is average we need Isak
yasbeiknop
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we need Isak
yasbeiknop
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Isak please
kakaeimru
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Delap is good
kameerl
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Chelsea totally don't know what they're signing, shit club
fuubcemnru
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rial madrid
fuoikorsyz
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try lsak plz our 💙💙🙏
Fuydilopz
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no to boy pliz
Dueadilmny
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Those Chelsea directors are conmen
Rebabcdstz
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common fast deal
you so funny
Ngisilas1
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BrojaPromax
Bupdopruy
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thr÷
marcuskay07
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Suddenly Barcelona FC is looking good to Marc Guiu. They asked him to stay and take over from Lewandowski but he felt like the competition with vitor Roque was too much. Now he is in Chelsea who keeps buying striker after striker
You mean top goal scorer in a European cup, bet if you ask him he doesn't regret it any day
Letbcimrs
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please Chelsea sign delap from impwich
bohbcdikmr
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We don’t need him…he’s broja 2.0
sicbdilntz
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iwant him to be in London
Ceaemnpu
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Get lsaak plz
penaeirs
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Suddenly Barcelona FC is looking good to Marc Guiu. They asked him to stay and take over from Lewandowski but he felt like the competition with vitor Roque was too much. Now he is in Chelsea who keeps buying striker after striker
capaiknort
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Maharazou
Patbdiknsy
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buy Isak not another rubbish, we need a very good goal keeper who can catch a fly on transit our present keeper can't catch an elephant as big as football is
BAD1991
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common fast deal
daebciprs
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Needless spending fortune to buy a striker, just get this guy who is hungry to for heroics performance than already made striker that will come with big ego and creates superiority complex in the club. Groom this guy along others, get attitude defenders, Chelsea will blaze the trail and EPL will seamer for it.
Saadksuyz
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very stupid club Chelsea and coach
daebciprs
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It's better than not buying at all. This Ferguson when he's fit a better goal poacher than the misfiring Nicholas. Injury is the only fear
kacacmrtyz
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nonesses
voycdmot
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we need osihmen plz
kuzabdekmr
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we need a matured guy no this one
bahudrick
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business men should go study Brighton's system. they buy cheap and sell with alot of profits . if u doubt ask chelsea
bahudrick
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Brighton has become a market for chelsea in recent years . they buy cheap and sell expensive and make big profits
kuzabdekmr
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you are just westing time we need a big guy not this one
Waletaeuros
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Just imagine, going for a player who is just coming back from injury… with the look of things , Chelsea management board will end up not signing a striker
panabdiopt
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mechi za leo
Jibbeilopt
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Isak
Pieaimty
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g hi
Hikblnrstz
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long overdue. poor planning on our football administrators
hihabckru
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try Isak or Daka or osihmen
Bokabeilsu
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Buy Defenders sir
ricbceis
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osimhen
Nocklnprsz
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I think Ferguson will be hod addition. Beside, he has shown wit he can offer in the EPL if not injuries dat cut him short.
RazzNepal
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Chelsea roars...
Hikcdeiot
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osimhen Isak