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Man Utd had a £50m bid for Evan Ferguson 'laughed off' by Brighton

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Published 06:00 20 Sep 2023 GMT+1

Man Utd had a £50m bid for Evan Ferguson 'laughed off' by Brighton

Erik ten Hag was forced to turn his attention to Rasmus Hojlund.

Joe Adams

Joe Adams

Manchester United had a £50 million bid for Evan Ferguson 'laughed off' by Brighton, according to reports.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Erik ten Hag remained interested in signing Ferguson, despite signing 20-year-old Danish forward Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta in a deal worth a reported £72m this summer.

Mike Keegan of the Daily Mail claimed that United were viewing Ferguson as an option in two transfer windows time, stating: "United have been watching Ferguson and monitoring his progress but the same could be said of dozens of players.

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"They are already working two windows ahead, which is pretty commonplace across the rest of the Premier League. For each position they ideally have three or more players on a list which they scout and regularly update."

However, ESPN reporter Rob Dawson has since revealed that United tried to sign the 18-year-old over the summer, but had a £50m bid 'laughed off' by the Seagulls, who are thought to be after a British-record transfer fee in order to part ways with the teenager.

Ferguson has picked up where he left off last season, scoring a hat-trick against Newcastle in a fantastic 3-2 win for the south coast club, which will only add value to his growing price tag.

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Discussing his potential for The Athletic, former Newcastle talisman and Match Of The Day pundit Alan Shearer waxed lyrical about the Republic of Ireland international, labelling him a 'special talent'.

"I’ve studied his performances and he has the potential to be massive," wrote Shearer. "We’re talking about a very special talent, someone who could be a superstar within a couple of years."

But the 53-year-old admitted that his departure is "inevitable" if he continues on his current trajectory, explaining: “It’s no surprise Manchester City are reportedly among the clubs watching him. It would be more of a surprise if they were not.

“It wouldn’t be a shock if Ferguson was the next huge transfer out of Brighton, not that I wish it for them, but if he keeps progressing the way he is doing, it’s inevitable that something will happen not too far down the line — for the right price, of course.”

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Topics: Manchester United, Transfers, Football, Brighton And Hove Albion, Evan Ferguson, Erik Ten Hag

Joe Adams
Joe Adams

Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

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