Evan Ferguson’s move to Roma has given a lot of Irish soccer fans renewed optimism about the Bettystown man’s career. After breaking through as a 14-year old at Bohemians to climbing up the ranks at Brighton and bursting onto the Premier league scene and eventually scoring a hat-trick as an 18-year old,

Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson has joined AS Roma on a season-long loan from Brighton, the Serie A club said on Wednesday.

For the sake of everybody, but especially a young player who has experienced a dramatic rise and fall, this loan to Roma needs to work