![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/man-utd-learn-date-brighton-will-listen-to-offers-for-striker-target-evan-ferguson/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Man-Utd-learn-date-Brighton-will-listen-to-offers-for-striker-target-Evan-Ferguson.jpg&description=Manchester United were linked with Brighton's Evan Ferguson last season, but the Irish international remains a Brighton player while the Red Devils have moved for Rasmus Hojlund Brighton CEO Paul Barber suggested Manchester United will need to wait five years before thinking about signing Evan Ferguson. Ireland striker Ferguson, 18, attracted interest from the likes of United after bursting onto the scene last season. He signed a new long-term deal with the Seagulls in April, though, and is under contract on the south coast until 2028. Brighton have already parted with more than one of their star men this summer, selling Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool and offloading Moises Caicedo to Chelsea for a Premier League record fee. When it comes to Ferguson, though, there is no apparent rush to cash in. "In Evan's case at least five years time!" Barber told talkSPORT when asked about when Ferguson might be for sale. 'Ultimately the technical staff are making the key decisions on where a player is in his development - whether he needs more first-team games or to go out on loan or whether we should be trading earlier or later "It's going to be a collective decision but it's driven by the technical staff. We're relying on them to make those judgements in terms of a player's development. There are times when it's better for us to keep a player in and around our first team group, training with us and getting the odd appearance from the bench or in cup games, and other times it's better for them to go out on loan to Europe, and other times it's better for them to stay in this country and go on loan where we can keep a far closer eye on them." "Those decisions, Tony (owner Tony Bloom) and I leave to the technical staff and we only get involved when it comes to the financial decisions and where we go next," he continued. "But it's a combined effort, it's a team effort, and it's as much as a team off the pitch as on it." How long can Brighton keep hold of Evan Ferguson? Have your){kind=link}
Manchester United were linked with Brighton’s Evan Ferguson last season, but the Irish international remains a Brighton player while the Red Devils have moved for Rasmus Hojlund
Brighton CEO Paul Barber suggested Manchester United will need to wait five years before thinking about signing Evan Ferguson.
Ireland striker Ferguson, 18, attracted interest from the likes of United after bursting onto the scene last season. He signed a new long-term deal with the Seagulls in April, though, and is under contract on the south coast until 2028.
Brighton have already parted with more than one of their star men this summer, selling Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool and offloading Moises Caicedo to Chelsea for a Premier League record fee. When it comes to Ferguson, though, there is no apparent rush to cash in.
“In Evan’s case at least five years time!” Barber told talkSPORT when asked about when Ferguson might be for sale. ‘Ultimately the technical staff are making the key decisions on where a player is in his development – whether he needs more first-team games or to go out on loan or whether we should be trading earlier or later