Liverpool Add Brighton Star Yankuba Minteh to Transfer Shortlist

James joined Football FanCast in 2016 following a three-year spell working for Shoot Magazine, working his way up from freelance writer to editor, before moving across to GMS in 2020.

James has created exclusive, opinion and news content on GIVEMESPORT, with a predominant focus on the Premier League.

He has also developed strong working relationships with top tier journalists such as Fabrizio Romano, Dharmesh Sheth and Ben Jacobs, regularly chatting to them as part of an exclusives initiative. Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Liverpool have added Brighton and Hove Albion winger Yankuba Minteh to their transfer shortlist as a back-up option if they are unable to agree a deal for top winger target Yan Diomande, according to GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs.

After announcing Andoni Iraola as Arne Slot's replacement at the start of the month, Liverpool have sprung into action in the transfer market and agreed a deal to sign Osasuna winger Victor Munoz out of nowhere on Wednesday night.

The Reds have beaten Premier League rivals Newcastle United to the signature of the Spain international, who is currently representing his country at the 2026 World Cup and has already completed a medical in America.

The Merseyside outfit have identified the wide positions as a key area they need to strengthen in this summer transfer window, with two new players expected to arrive.

The transfer plan is of little surprise given the Reds are losing Mohamed Salah, while Hugo Ekitike remains sidelined with a serious long-term injury.

The left-sided Munoz is set to be the first through the door at Anfield, but now club chiefs want to sign Salah's long-term successor too.

Liverpool are working hard on a deal to sign RB Leipzig sensation Yan Diomande, who they have identified as the top target to replace Salah.

The 19-year-old enjoyed a stunning breakthrough campaign for the Bundesliga club, and he has carried his club form into the World Cup by winning the man of the match award in his first-ever appearance at the tournament as the Ivory Coast beat Ecuador.

While Diomande and Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola are near the top of the club's wishlist, there are other names on there too, as revealed by Jacobs on the latest episode of GIVEMESPORT's Market Madness podcast.

He said: "Diomande is the preference. Diomande is the one that Liverpool are working on, and it could develop as a consequence, but if it isn't to be Diomande, I can give you some other targets.

"One, as we've known for quite some time, is Bradley Barcola and PSG, if they win the race for Yan Diomande, may suddenly become open to selling Barcola, even though, as of now, their stance is basically not for sale. But it's not impossible if another player comes in that PSG's perspective changes.

"Then there are some new names I can give you on the Liverpool shortlist as well. Said El Mala is one at Koln, Brighton's Yankuba Minteh is another, and Lillle's Matias Fernandez-Pardo is a third name. All three of those players are also on Liverpool's radar and have been discussed and presented to new manager Andoni Iraola."

There is one thing that all of these key targets have in common, and it is their explosive pace.

Minteh has been recorded as one of the top 10 fastest players in the Premier League previously, and Dutch football writer Lentin Goodijk has described him as being 'lightning quick'.

While Liverpool and Iraola have some good technical forwards to pick from right now, the Spaniard obviously feels that he wants to add some real speed to his attacking options as they look to significantly improve on their performances this season.

Whether it be Diomande, Minteh or any of the other names on the shortlist, Liverpool's plan is clear.

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