Overview
- Roma’s head coach said Ferguson will return to parent club Brighton for ankle surgery on Monday, leaving no time to feature again this season.
- The decision sidelines him for the play-off in Prague later this month, and any World Cup involvement would depend on Ireland qualifying and his recovery timeline.
- Ferguson’s loan includes a €40m buy option that reports now consider unlikely to be activated given the season-ending setback.
- Gasperini explained that the latest ankle injury occurred when Ferguson jumped to avoid a pitchside photographer during a Europa League match against Stuttgart.
- The 21-year-old’s progress has been repeatedly interrupted by a 2023–24 cruciate ligament tear and recurring ankle problems after a brief Roma uptick of five goals in 22 appearances.