“We remain” | West Ham in for Evan Ferguson | OneFootball

West Ham have made Evan Ferguson the number one target this January transfer window.

As the club work to improve the squad, a new striker is clearly the priority position at present, with West Ham linked with many – including Andre Silva for which there is already an agreement in place should the club opt to bring him in.

Its now understood however that Graham Potter has earmarked Ferguson at the clubs number one target – with club insider ExWHUEmployee reporting on the situation.

“Evan Ferguson has emerged as the number one forward target for the club,” stated Ex on The West Ham Way.

“This is something we have been reporting for most of the window and something that was again clarified on this weeks Podcast. The main concern however, is that he hasn’t featured for Brighton for a few weeks now due to an injury and has missed their last 7 games.

“The club are trying to decide whether it is worth signing him at this point with Potter saying he only wanted players who can “start immediately” in the team. Potter of course gave Ferguson his debut for Brighton and knows the potential he has, so a decision will be made in the next few days as to whether we do go for him or for other targets.

“Other clubs are also said to be monitoring Ferguson’s position and fitness at Brighton. Part of the delay is also waiting for Brighton to finally sanction the move. We remain very interested.”