Chelsea join the race to sign striker Evan Ferguson from Brighton

Evan Ferguson has garnered interest from a number of clubs with Chelses now throwing their hat in the ring.

MORE INTEREST: Chelsea are the latest club to throw their hat in the ring in the hopes of getting Irish International Evan Ferguson signed to their roster. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Chelsea have joined the race to sign the Brighton striker Evan Ferguson. Brighton are willing to sell or loan the Republic of Ireland international, who has been the subject of interest from Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham.

Leverkusen were seen as frontrunners for Ferguson only for their plans to be complicated by Al-Nassr pulling out of a deal to sign Victor Boniface. That left West Ham in a strong position but they risk being outmuscled by Chelsea. Enzo Maresca is keen to bring in a striker to compete with Nicolas Jackson, who has gone seven games without scoring in the Premier League, and Ferguson is well known to the Stamford Bridge club’s recruitment team. Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting director, was previously at Brighton.