Gary Lineker labels Irish teen sensation Evan Ferguson a 'real striker'

Ferguson’s continuation as Ireland’s form striker cements his status as queue-topper for the serious business of leading Ireland’s line in European Championship qualification. 

AT THE DOUBLE: Brighton and Hove Albion's Evan Ferguson celebrates. Pic: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire.

Gary Lineker has heaped praise on Evan Ferguson, branding the rising Irish star “a real striker before my eyes”.

The 18-year-old warmed up for what is widely expected to be his first senior international start on Wednesday against Latvia by bagging a brace in Brighton’s 5-0 hammering of Grimsby Town.