Celtic have plenty of nearly-miss transfer stories in their recent history. Everybody will remember how close they were to signing Ivan Toney before deciding to bring in Albian Ajeti instead. We all know how that one worked out. There is another highly-rated striker who had had a trial with the Hoops but chose to join Brighton & Hove Albion.

Today, he is one of the most highly-rated youngsters in world football and it would take a transfer fee of around £50 million from Brighton & Hove Albion. We are talking about Evan Ferguson.

Ferguson is one of the brightest talents in the Premier League right now. He has been around for a while and perhaps the hype around him has faded away a bit in recent times. But one cannot forget that he is still just 19 years of age.

Ferguson has already made almost 70 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion and scored 16 goals for the Seagulls. But if things had worked out a bit differently, he might have been playing for Celtic today.

£50 million Premier League striker nearly joined Celtic

Ferguson had had a trial at Celtic, as well as a few other clubs, before deciding on a move to Brighton & Hove Albion. As reported by Sussex Live, he said: