Brighton chief Paul Barber has warned bigger clubs off Evan Ferguson.

The teenage striker has been linked with Manchester United.

But Barber told talkSPORT: "In Evan's case at least five years time!

"The technical staff make the key decisions on where a player is in their development - whether they need more first-team games or to go out on loan or if we should trade them earlier or later.

"We're relying on technical staff to make judgements on player's development, we only get involved when it comes to what happens next, but it's a team effort."