Liverpool's Minteh bid raises questions about transfer strategy
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 21, 2026, 7:50 AM
Last updated Aug 21, 2026

Liverpool's recent £50 million bid for Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh has been criticized by Gareth Roberts from The Late Challenge podcast. He labeled the move as not signaling strong intent, suggesting it appears out of nowhere and expresses uncertainty in the club's transfer strategy. Roberts noted Liverpool had previously been linked with other players like Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye, and indicated that this bid could suggest a failure to secure those targets. The club is under pressure to enhance their squad's wing options, particularly on the right. The podcast highlights a potential need for urgency in finalizing signings as the transfer window nears its close.
- •Liverpool made a £50 million bid for Yankuba Minteh from Brighton.
- •Gareth Roberts questioned the intent behind the signing.
- •The club has been more consistently linked with Barcola and Mbaye.
- •Concerns about Liverpool's transfer strategy have been raised.
- •Transfer window pressures may influence further signings.
- 7:50 AMYahoo Sports — Minteh signing 'doesn't signal intent'
"Gareth Roberts, from The Late Challenge podcast, says Liverpool's attempts to sign Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh doesn't "signal intent" after the Reds had a £50m bid rejected. "It's a strange one, it's out of nowhere," Roberts told BBC Radio Merseyside. It's Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye that we've been consistently linked with and the expectation was something will happen with that.
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