Former Manchester City Player of the Year, Richard Dunne, has admitted that he would love to see Manchester City sign Irish star Evan Ferguson. Ferguson has become one of the hottest properties in world football after breaking onto the scene with Brighton & Hove Albion and Ireland last season.
This year he has continued where he left off and scored a number of goals already, including three against Newcastle back in September. It is certain that Ferguson will eventually move to a bigger club, but Brighton will demand a huge fee for his services, like they have for their other wantaway stars.
Ferguson has confessed to being a boyhood Manchester United fan in his youth and even admitted that his hero growing up was former United star Wayne Rooney. However, Dunne wants his former club City to steal a march on United and sign him instead of Erik Ten Hag's side. He believes that it would be the best move for his career.
Dunne, speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest Premier League odds, said, "Manchester City are a very stable club. They're European champions and they'll be expected to challenge for the major trophies every season. I think any player, including Ferguson, would love that environment. I'm sure Evan would get a lot of minutes at City considering how many games they play.
"Evan Ferguson of Brighton and Hove Albion has a superb temperment," says Brighton owner Tony Bloom. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)"On the other hand, we have to consider that Haaland would still play in the biggest games. He's probably the best striker in the world right now, and it'll be up to Evan to decide whether he's ok with that or not. I'm sure Manchester City would help him develop even further, and he'd be guaranteed trophies there! I would be delighted if Evan Ferguson went to City! I'd be thrilled for him and his family if he went there. It would be a good move for him, and I'm sure all of the Irish fans would agree."
Even though Dunne has stated he would love Ferguson to make the move to the blue side of Manchester, he also believes that it is too soon for such a move to happen. He wants it to happen, but only when the time is right for Ferguson himself.
"I'm sure Evan Ferguson would be delighted at the thought of playing for Liverpool and Manchester United as most Irish boys would dream of that! I think it'll happen for him in the future, but he's still learning his trade at the moment at Brighton," he added. "He's in for some games, rested for others, and is still developing as a player. I'm sure Brighton will help him move on when he feels the time is right. He'll have the pick of all the top clubs when he does! You rarely get young players as versatile as him. I think it's too soon for him at the moment, but it won't be long before it's time to move on."
Both Manchester clubs play each other at 4.30pm later today.
