In the first half of the season, sports witness Kept a close eye on the situation of Brighton loanee Ivan Ferguson.
During his tenure at AS Roma, the striker's fitness has been a constant cause of concern. There was anger at the club regarding his weight issues.
Ferguson also played for Ireland despite injury and this did not impress many at Roma. Consideration was being made to send him back to Amex.
Now, similar issues are resurfacing for the Brighton player, who has not played in Serie A since January 10.
Ferguson is asking for fitness help
romanist The report states that the 21-year-old player's injury concerns are increasing.
As a result, he has been 'almost forgotten' in Rome. Despite him being assigned a personal training routine, things have not changed for the better.
Now Ferguson has asked for help from Brighton. He recently flew to England to speak to doctors at the Seagulls about his injuries. The Ireland international wanted to assess all possible scenarios and find out if he might need surgery.
That possibility has been ruled out but it will just depend on whether he improves.
Notably, Ferguson is reported to be in an 'extremely critical' condition. This has left him out of Gian Piero Gasperini's squad, which has seen the player suffer four different ankle sprains this season.
From bad to worse for the Brighton player
Earlier in the season, the striker had faced adaptation issues under Gasperini. He started well but did not score in a game against Cremonese until late November.
That never proved enough. Now, Roma have Donyal Malen and he is thriving playing forward.
This suggests that Ferguson's time at Roma is already over and injuries have ended any chances of his revival. This is quite unfortunate as Gasperini usually gives more advantage to attackers who perform poorly. Now, fitness problems have become a pattern for the Ireland international.
