Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have all been linked with transfer interest in Evan Ferguson this month.

West Ham have beaten fierce transfer competition to secure the loan signing of Evan Ferguson from Brighton on Deadline Day, with Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal missing out.

The 20-year-old has reunited with Graham Potter at the London Stadium for the rest of the season. It’s a major coup for the Hammers with Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio out injured and the club lacking options to lead the line.

Speaking to West Ham on Monday, Ferguson said: “It feels good to be here. Seeing the stadium and being here today, I’ve got a very good feeling. I can see and know how big West Ham United is. It was a big opportunity for me to come here. I know the gaffer well and look forward to working under him again. I want to come in and do my best for the Club, score goals, and see where we get to.”

Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal linked with Evan Ferguson this month

Arsenal are in the market for a striker, despite putting five past Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. Brazil international Gabriel Jesus won’t play again this season due to an ACL injury and Bukayo Saka has been blighted by an injury this term too. The Gunners appear to be focusing on Aston Villa man Ollie Watkins, but had been credited with interest in Ferguson too.

Tottenham Hotspur were said to also be ‘eyeing’ a move for the player by TBR Football as Ange Postecoglou looks to add depth to his squad this month. Meanwhile, Chelsea were considered outsiders, but were also put in the mix by the outlet given their ‘historic interest’ in Ferguson.

The striker has struggled for game time on the south coast this season, managing 237 minutes of top flight football across 13 appearances, scoring just one goal. Speaking about Ferguson last January, as heads started to be turned by the player, Brighton teammate James Milner admitted that he was the real deal. He told TNT Sports: “I think [he’s] a great lad, first and foremost. Wants to learn, wants to get about, which is so important.

"He’s in a great place in terms of the club, the manager he’s working with. Senior players he works with, looking at someone like Welbz [Danny Welbeck] - how he goes about his business and how he plays. He’s in a great spot.

West Ham loanee praised for ‘phenomenal’ finishing

“His finishing is phenomenal you know, just so good. If a chance is falling, you want it to go to him. He had a chance at West Ham, we were joking about it. He didn’t score but he made it out of nothing - he hit it instinctively.”

Graham Potter takes his side to Stamford Bridge tonight, having just inflicted the transfer blow on Chelsea, and celebrated the transfer this afternoon. He said: “I’m delighted we’ve been able to bring Evan in on loan until the end of the season. He’s a player we obviously know very well, so I’m grateful to the Board for bringing him in.

“He’s got plenty of quality attributes as a striker that we believe will benefit the group over the course of the coming months. We’re excited to integrate him into the squad and see him in action in the weeks to come.”

In other news, West Ham and Everton have been beaten to the transfer of a Chelsea midfielder today.