Chelsea could make a late dive for Evan Ferguson, the striker of Brighton they have followed since he broke through and is on loan or permanently available in the final days of the transfer star in January.
Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Everton, Tottenham and West Ham have all been associated with the 20-year-old, and the side of Enzo Maresca is the last to participate in a race described by seagulls as wide open.
The co-sports director of Chelsea Paul Winstanley knows Ferguson and his representatives just as well as he was previously in Brighton, and the blues are currently looking for a striker to help Nicolas Jackson in the second half of the season.
Jackson did not score in one of the last seven games of Chelsea, a run that coincides with Chelsea that falls outside the top four of the Premier League.
They have other names on their attacking shortlist, such as Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich, who is also sought by Tottenham.
Although Ferguson has struggled lately, with only one goal of the entire season, he has shown his Premier League potential in a glimpse.
At the age of 20 he would fit the Chelsea model for signing young people with a reach to improve.
It is not yet clear who leads the race for Ferguson, who recovers from an ankle injury. It is thought that it could be available for around £ 40 million.
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