Liverpool Pursues Yankuba Minteh After Two Rejected Offers
Liverpool has taken decisive steps to secure Yankuba Minteh, making initial offers of £50 million and £60 million to Brighton, both of which were rejected. Despite these setbacks, the club’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, is expected to negotiate further.
Minteh, 22, has emerged as a key target for Liverpool, particularly as the team seeks to strengthen its wing positions following the departure of Mohamed Salah on a free transfer. The winger has been under consideration by the Merseyside club since 2024 when he showcased his skills while on loan at Feyenoord. He subsequently transferred from Newcastle to Brighton during a challenging financial period for the Magpies.
In addition to Minteh, Liverpool is also interested in signing Bradley Barcola. The club has been linked to players from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain as part of its ongoing scout for new talent.
Minteh, currently with Brighton, is viewed as a potential asset due to his tenacity and ball-carrying skills, despite having not yet achieved significant productivity on the pitch. There is optimism surrounding his eventual transfer to Liverpool, with Brighton insider Andy Naylor suggesting that this move aligns with the club’s operational strategy.
Naylor shared on his social media platform X that the transfer could indeed materialize, indicating that the offers are close to a point where they might be accepted. Minteh is recovering from an injury sustained during a preseason friendly against Roma and is expected to be sidelined until November. Liverpool has just over a week to finalize the deal, which would allow the team to integrate him into their plans for the upcoming season.
Liverpool have made their move for Yankuba Minteh.
The Reds saw an opening offer of £50m rejected by Brighton and later a second worth £60m – but we can expect Richard Hughes to come back to the table.
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Minteh, 22, has emerged as a priority wide forward target for the Anfield side – who are crying out for wingers following the loss of Mohamed Salah on a free transfer.
Liverpool come up short with opening Minteh offer
The Liverpool sporting director is also chasing a deal for Bradley Barcola – while links also exist with Real Madrid’s Endrick and Barcola’s Paris Saint-Germain teammate Ibrahim Mbaye.
Gambia international Minteh is believed to be keen on a deal to join Liverpool – with the Merseysiders having had him on their radar since 2024.
Back then Minteh had just starred on loan under Arne Slot at Feyenoord and transferred from parent club Newcastle to Brighton with the Magpies under significant financial strain.
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Minteh now a major Liverpool target
Since then the left-footed attacker has established himself as a hard-working – if somewhat unproductive – wide forward at the Amex.
His ball-carrying abilities – allied with his workrate – mark him out as an ideal candidate to arrive. And Liverpool supporters can be optimistic of this deal eventually receiving a green light.
Because Brighton insider Andy Naylor is of the opinion that Minteh WILL end up making the move to Anfield as the deal is right in line with how the club operates.
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Minteh to Liverpool: It will happen
“On transfers, Minteh (to Liverpool) and Baleba (to Man Utd) will probably both end up happening, as the offers (50m and around 60m) are not that far away from making sense,” he writes on X.
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“Big profits again and moves to big clubs for players given game time + developed. That’s the model.”
Minteh is currently injured having suffered a blow to his right leg during a preseason friendly against Roma. He required surgery and isn’t expected to be fit until around November.
So Liverpool have got over a week to go in order to wrap up a deal for Minteh and then put him through a recovery plan which would see Andoni Iraola have an extra winger at his disposal a couple of months into the season.
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