Man Utd suffer Evan Ferguson transfer blow as Brighton contract details emerge
Manchester United have learned that Brighton striker Evan Ferguson doesn't have a release clause in his new long-term contract.
Ferguson, 19, signed an improved five-year deal with Brighton earlier this month, having emerged as one of the Premier League's brightest prospects since his top-flight debut in February 2022. Clubs often insert eye-watering release clauses into their best young players' contracts but the Seagulls opted against doing so in the case of Ferguson, leaving United in the dark regarding his true valuation.
This allows Brighton to demand as much as they want for Ferguson, whose five league goals this season have only seen his stock rise. The Republic of Ireland international was tipped to join United during the summer transfer window before the Red Devils splurged £72million on highly-rated Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund, who himself is only 20.
Should United rekindle their interest in Ferguson, Brighton will undoubtedly drive a hard bargain, as demonstrated by the lucrative sales of ex-Seagulls stars Moises Caicedo, Ben White, Marc Cucurella and Alexis Mac Allister. The Athletic report that isn't a set figure which Brighton chiefs would have to accept should a club come in for their 19-year-old hotshot.
Arsenal and Liverpool are among the sides who've also been linked with a big-money move for Ferguson, whose grand-uncle Damien notably played for the Red Devils in the 1970s. "I supported United as a boy," the Irish starlet revealed to the Daily Mail. "You had the [Wayne] Rooneys, the [Dimitar] Berbatovs and obviously [Brighton team-mate] Danny Welbeck. They've always had a good thing going with the striker."
Ferguson, who recently became the first teenager since Rooney in 2005 to score at least 10 Premier
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