West Ham’s Edge in the Evan Ferguson Transfer SagaWest Ham United seems to be at a significant advantage in securing the services of Evan Ferguson from Brighton, a scenario ripe with reunions and

West Ham are hoping to win the race to sign Brighton’s Evan Ferguson, with the Seagulls increasingly likely to let the forward leave this month. The Hammers’s long-standing interest in Ferguson is well-known and has only been amplified since the appointment of Graham Potter, under whom the player made his initial Brighton breakthrough.

West Ham have been in the hunt for a striker all month. Niclas Fullkrug has struggled for fitness since signing in the summer, while Michail Antonio has been ruled out for at least a year after a road traffic accident and captain Jarrod Bowen has also missed a significant chunk of the season through injury.

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West Ham United are among a host of Premier League clubs showing interest in Brighton forward Evan Ferguson, The Athletic journalist David Ornstein has revealed. The Hammers, alongside Bournemouth, Everton and other top-flight sides, are reportedly keen to sign the 21-year-old before the transfer deadline on 3 February.

Graham Potter’s previous work with Evan Ferguson may give West Ham an advantage in the race to sign the Brighton striker amid interest from Germany.

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Potter says it is yet to be decided if Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville will be available on Sunday, stating: "Bowen has had one or two sessions and we still need to assess him. It's still early - we have another day so we'll see. It's important that we don't rush him in. It's the same with Crysencio [Summerville]."

Graham Potter faces a 'huge problem' already at West Ham after the latest Tim Steidten reveal at the London Stadium.

Football Insider has learned that West Ham want new additions at centre-back and centre-forward in the final two weeks of the window.

West Ham have been a bit of a mess this season and Graham Potter has a fair bit of work to do. Some of the results have been OK but others have been catastrophic. They have the players to do so, but there has been no confidence or belief, so Potter has got to find a way to turn that around.

West Ham are set to complete the appointment of Kyle Macaulay from Chelsea, talkSPORT understands. Macaulay is a long-term colleague of Graham Potter, who he first worked with at Swedish side