Brighton & Hove Albion have rejected an opening Liverpool bid of £50m for Yankuba Minteh.
The Athletic reports that the Seagulls star is one of several options the Reds are looking at in the current window following Mo Salah’s exit.
PSG’s Ibrahim Mbaye is also understood to be of interest; however, sources close to the club indicate that the Parisians’ asking price is problematic.
Brighton reject Liverpool bid for Yankuba Minteh
In one of the crazier stories of the window, Brighton have turned down a strong Liverpool bid for their injured right winger.
The same injured right winger who will be unavailable for the next eight weeks. Go figure.
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If you’re still looking for a sign that everyone has absolutely lost their minds in the current market – look no further.
Smacks of Liverpool testing the market
We know that Minteh is, and has been, a source of interest for the powers that be at L4.
However, prior reporting indicates that the south coast-based side is looking for a fee closer to £70m, which still feels a bit mad for, might we remind you, an injured footballer.
Either way, it’s reassuring to see that Liverpool do intend to test the market to try and tick off a right winger signing who will presumably compete with Rio Ngumoha.
Given Andoni Iraola’s track record of developing talents, we can see why this is one deal that would appeal to both recruitment and management at Anfield.
However, if we’re prepared to go closer to Brighton’s valuation of the 22-year-old Gambian, we don’t see why Ibrahim Mbaye can’t also be appealing closer to the £50m mark.
By all means, test the market, Liverpool. But we do need to see some progress – and fast.
What a bunch of fuking idiots we have sorting these transfers out , let’s buy a player that’s going to be injured for the next 8 weeks
It tells me that we are switching targets because we won’t pay what PSG want for Barcola and mbaye.
You have to be honest and admit that it’s a total shambles of a transfer window.
He’s a talented player, reminds me a bit like mane, strong, powerful and fast.
How many wingers are we buying?
Testing the market or has Hughes given up on Barcola and mbaye.
Why come in for this player when he’s injured and so late in the transfer window.
It’s baffling but not surprising when you realise that Richard Hughes is at the wheel. A scattergun approach no planned transfer strategy.
The wheels have fallen off since klopp departed.
Yeah it bears all the hallmarks of a shambles at this late stage. Very worrying. No wonder Klopp had Hughes sidelined, before he left.
Hughes is way out of his depth and the sooner he goes to Saudi the better. He f###ed up the last transfer window, keepiing Gomez, selling Quansah, paying 35m on a right back who is not a right back and 125m on ISAK when we really needed a Left Winger, Centre Back and a Defensive Midfielder. We still need these players and now also a right back and back up left back and a strong ball playing midfielder, but he is still going all out for forwards and is pussy footing around over a few million to the point he is so desperate that he ioffering 50m to Brighton for an injured player. WHAT A JOKE.