Liverpool have ‘reactivated talks’ to sign £80m winger to replace Cody Gakpo
Liverpool are earlier in talks via Brighton and Hove Albion to indicator winger Yankuba Minteh as a probability substitute for Cody Gakpo, according to a journalist.
Cody Gakpo has chosen to reject Liverpool and has a bargain in space via Manchester Metropolis.
Male Metropolis are composed to commission as much as £85million for the Netherlands international winger.
Liverpool are composed to sell Gakpo in the past the summertime transmit window closes on Tuesday.
But, the Merseyside club will distinctly lone sanction an exit for Gakpo if they are able to lug in a flawless substitute.
Liverpool have long been gazing to indicator Minteh from Premier League rivals Brighton.
Andoni Iraola’s side have owned 2 propositions for the 22-year-put on Gambia international winger already scorned, via their highest imaginable confer being £60million.
But, Brighton will distinctly sell Minteh for lone £80m, which Liverpool are not composed to accomplish, according to transmit journalist Ben Jacobs on X at 11:20pm on August 25.
Liverpool have been pursuing a probability bargain for Ismaila Sarr in existent days, but Crystal Palace execute not yearn to sell the Senegal international winger.
On August 28, Gambian journalist Foday Manneh reported that Liverpool are still eager on Minteh.
Manneh forged on X: “EXCL: BREAKING
“Yankuba Minteh to Liverpool FC; the exuberance and pursuit is NOT totally off.
“#LFC have remarked Minteh inside in the past 24 hours after rediscovering it arduous to have other flawless selections.
“The head coach, Andoni Iraola has also educated the recruitment subordinate that he needs a Minteh-form gamer, via both defensive and striking amenities.
“Different other selections are not enough.
“Brighton’s rate can also come down after refuting £50M and £60M propositions, especially if they earn utilise a substitute instantaneously and the bargain can be reactivated.”
Liverpool in talks via Brighton for Yankuba Minteh
Manneh, that has 56,000 loyalists on Facebook, has now lugged an upgrade on Liverpool’s pursuit of the Gambia international midfielder.
The journalist uploaded on X at 12:55pm on August 30: “EXCL: BREAKING
“Yankuba Minteh to Liverpool; #LFC have reactivated talks via Brighton for the Gambian winger.
“Brighton have remarked a new rate via Liverpool this morning that visual allures decent, and the 2 clubs are now in energetic talks to peg an arrangement instantaneously.
“The bargain is BACK.”