Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is delighted with the progress of Irish youngster Evan Ferguson.
De Zerbi convinced he has a star in the making in the Bettystown marksman.
He has big potential and I think he can help us in the second part of the season," says De Zerbi.
My job is to give him and the other young players the possibility to play and Evan has taken his chance.
He's 18 but in terms of his head he is older. This is the good thing about Evan. He has a good level of maturity."
Ferguson signed a new Brighton contract on his 18th birthday in October that runs until 2026.
Yet there are suggestions that the club will now look to tie him down to a new deal that will justify his status as one of the club's brightest talents.