{"id":1189564,"date":"2026-09-06T11:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1189564\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:47:24","slug":"liverpool-transfers-two-conditions-for-minteh-january-signing-revealed-as-reds-force-chelsea-into-new-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1189564\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool transfers: Two conditions for Minteh January signing revealed as Reds ‘force Chelsea into new plan’"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to reports, Liverpool<\/a> signing Yankuba Minteh in January depends on two conditions, while the Reds have \u2018forced Chelsea into a new plan\u2019.<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s transfer plans in the summer were centred on strengthening their attack following Mohamed Salah\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n

The Reds missed out on Yan Diomande, but they were rewarded for their patience with Bradley Barcola<\/strong><\/a>, who completed his move to Anfield from PSG with just over a day of the transfer window remaining.<\/p>\n

Barcola was the fourth player to join Liverpool\u2019s squad in the summer after Jeremy Jacquet, Ronald Araujo and Victor Munoz, but they arguably needed more signings.<\/p>\n

Liverpool could have done with signing a striker, midfielder and\/or full-back, while they wanted to land another winger after Barcola.<\/p>\n

READ: \u2018Klopp vibes\u2019 about Liverpool after best performance for a year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, this depended on Cody Gakpo leaving to raise funds, and Liverpool ultimately decided to keep him amid interest from Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s options to replace Gakpo included Minteh and Ismaila Sarr, but the Premier League giants refused to meet their asking prices for either player.<\/p>\n

Still, Liverpool could yet return for Minteh or Sarr in January or next summer, and a new report from journalist Pete O\u2019Rourke for Football Insider claims<\/a> they \u2018remain interested in agreeing a deal\u2019 to sign the Brighton winger.<\/p>\n

Yankuba Minteh to Liverpool hinges on two conditions as Malo Gusto update emerges<\/p>\n

O\u2019Rourke has also noted that this transfer depends on how Barcola settles and whether Gakpo or Munoz earn the spot as Liverpool\u2019s No.1 right-winger.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Isak and Gakpo combine twice as rejuvenated Liverpool attack clicks into gear even before Barcola\u2019s bow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cLiverpool will be looking at a number of targets in January if they are planning to bring in a new right-sided attacker, somebody to fill the void of Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be keeping tabs on Yankuba Minteh\u2019s situation at Brighton, they made a couple of bids for him that were rejected.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot will depend on what Liverpool do between now and January, if Barcola comes in and hits the ground running and maybe they find a solution to that right wing position, whether that\u2019s Cody Gakpo or Victor Munoz, then they might not need to bring in that right-sided attacker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea star Malo Gusto was another player linked with Liverpool in the summer, and a different report from Football Insider and O\u2019Rourke claims this interest has \u2018forced\u2019 the Blues \u2018into a new plan\u2019 for the versatile defender, who could ease Xabi Alonso\u2019s midfield headache.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Rourke claimed: \u201cChelsea were happy to keep Malo Gusto, and look, he is probably going to be needed now, because they didn\u2019t bring in a midfielder following Enzo Fernandez\u2019s big money move to Manchester City and Gusto found himself playing in midfield against Brighton last weekend when there was other midfield options available to Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s going to play a key role for Alonso\u2019s side, whether that be at right wing-back, or even possibly filling in in midfield if Chelsea are short in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n

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