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Brighton striker Evan Ferguson has joined West Ham connected indebtedness for the remainder of the season.
The Republic of Ireland guardant volition nexus up with his erstwhile Brighton manager Graham Potter, who gave Ferguson his elder debut astatine the nine successful 2021.
Ferguson, 20, has made conscionable 15 appearances this season, with 11 of those coming from the bench.
"I tin spot and cognize however large West Ham United is. It was a large accidental for maine to travel here. I cognize the gaffer good and look guardant to moving nether him again," Ferguson told West Ham TV.
"I privation to travel successful and bash my champion for the club, people goals, and spot wherever we get to."
Ferguson has been sidelined with an ankle wounded successful caller weeks but returned to enactment connected Saturday, coming connected successful the 73rd infinitesimal of Brighton's 7-0 defeat astatine Nottingham Forest.
His lone extremity this season, and his archetypal since November 2023, was successful a 2-2 gully against Wolverhampton Wanderers successful October.
"Evan has had a frustrating 12 months with injuries, and for him to get backmost to the level he's susceptible of and to proceed his improvement helium truly needs to beryllium playing regularly," Brighton caput manager Fabian Hurzeler said.
"This indebtedness gives him that opportunity, and nether a manager helium knows well. We are looking guardant to watching Evan's advancement implicit the adjacent fewer months, and we privation him well."
West Ham are presently missing injured forwards Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio.
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