Crystal Palace transfer news: Fresh claim emerges involving Nathan Ferguson

Patrick Vieira’s summer transfer plans will signal whether Nathan Ferguson has a long-term future at Crystal Palace, according to The Sun journalist Tom Barclay.

The Eagles failed to welcome any fresh faces to Selhurst Park during the January window, although Jean-Philippe  Mateta’s loan move from Mainz was made permanent, but right-back Ferguson has suffered another injury setback.

Palace are fearing that Ferguson will be out of action for another six weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury in a behind closed doors friendly a fortnight ago.

The 21-year-old has had no luck with injuries since joining from West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 2020, with him being restricted to just eight minutes of first-team action for the south Londoners.

After finally making his debut at Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day, Ferguson went on to make two starts for the Eagles’ under-23s last month but his latest setback has resulted in him being unable to feature since.

Ferguson, whose £34,000-per-week contract has less than 18 months still to run, ended up costing his current employers £900,000 after a tribunal decided how much West Brom were owed for their academy product last November.

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Barclay believes how Vieira spends his transfer budget at the end of the season will determine whether Ferguson has a future at Selhurst Park.

The journalist feels the former England under-20 international will struggle to force his way into the Palace manager’s plans if he decides to splash the cash on a new right-back.

He feels doing so would also demonstrate the south Londoners have lost patience with the former West Brom ace due to his ongoing injury problems.

Barclay told