GARY LINEKER has identified Evan Ferguson as the perfect replacement for Harry Kane at Tottenham.
The 18-year-old striker scored in the final minutes of Brighton’s 4-1 thumping of Luton Town on the opening weekend.
Ferguson has been briefly linked with an exit from Brighton this summer following his six goals in 19 appearances last season.
And he got on the score sheet again in Brighton’s 4-1 victory over the Hatters’ on Saturday.
A long ball in behind Luton’s defence found Pervis Estupinan who then squared the ball across the face of goal for Ferguson to tap home.
And as the Trish teenager inflicted more misery on Luton, Lineker took to Twitter to sing his praises.
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The Match of the Day presenter tweeted: “Evan Ferguson scores in Fergie time. He’s a born goalscorer.
“If I was in charge of recruitment at @SpursOfficial I’d take a punt on him as Kane’s replacement. Apologies to @OfficialBHAFC fans”.
Former Brighton player Glenn Murray has previously insisted that Ferguson has the ability to reach Kane’s level one day.
Tottenham are on the hunt for a new striker as the England captain completed a £104million move to Bayern Munich just two days before their opening Premier League game.
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In an interview before Kane’s exit, Lineker urged Spurs’ record goal-scorer to leave Tottenham, stating “the time is right for him”.
If Spurs do move to sign Ferguson in the near future, they’ll face huge competition, with Manchester United previously interested.
Brighton are set to lose more talent to the traditional ‘Big Six’ with Moises Caicedo likely to follow Alexis Mac Allister out of the club.
Ferguson’s contract at the Amex expires in 2028.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
