The Yankuba Minteh saga continues to dominate the English transfer market. After an initial £50 million bid was turned down, Liverpool saw a second offer, raised to £60 million, also rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Sussex club have indicated a fee closer to £70 million would be needed to consider a sale — an amount Brighton believe reflects the still-untapped potential of their 22-year-old Gambian winger.
Minteh is reported to have already reached a personal agreement with Liverpool on the broad terms of a contract, a sign both sides view the transfer as likely despite the current disagreement over the fee.
On the pitch, the player remains unavailable until October 2026 due to injury, which could complicate the negotiating timeline without necessarily halting it.
Signed by Brighton in 2023, Minteh established himself last season as one of the Premier League's most active dribblers on the ball, a profile that fits the attacking demands of Andoni Iraola's Liverpool.
For West African football, the scale of the sums involved confirms the rising valuation of young talents developed on the continent before their breakout in Europe — a trend that also benefits scouts closely tracking the Gambian and Cameroonian talent pools.
