Overview
- Reports on Monday say Liverpool have restarted negotiations with Brighton over 22‑year‑old Yankuba Minteh as the club seeks a natural right winger before the transfer window closes.
- Sources describe Minteh as manager Andoni Iraola’s preferred option because club data shows his pace and direct play fit the style Liverpool want to build.
- Brighton are reported to be holding out near £70 million while Liverpool’s earlier offers sat around £60 million and two bids were turned down, leaving a clear valuation gap.
- Minteh’s expected absence until November complicates any immediate impact he could have and gives Liverpool reason to seek a reduced fee or delay integration plans.
- Crystal Palace have refused to sell Ismaila Sarr and reported uncertainty over Cody Gakpo’s future have intensified Liverpool’s urgency, and Brighton’s knack for securing high fees for wide players raises the chance this will be a tense late‑window deal.