Hurzeler: Minteh can still land 'dream move' as Liverpool monitor Brighton winger
Brighton boss publicly endorses 20-year-old's exit potential; Liverpool reported to be tracking the winger.
Hurzeler: Minteh can still land 'dream move' as Liverpool monitor Brighton winger
Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler has publicly insisted that winger Yankuba Minteh can still secure a "dream move", with Liverpool reported to be monitoring the 20-year-old ahead of a potential Premier League transfer.
Minteh has struggled for consistent minutes under Hurzeler this season, having joined Brighton from Newcastle United in the summer of 2024. The Gambian international's path to the first team has been blocked by Brighton's established attacking options, and his limited game time has not gone unnoticed by clubs higher up the division.
According to the report, Liverpool are tracking the winger as they assess attacking options under Arne Slot. No formal approach has been reported at this stage.
Hurzeler's comments acknowledge that a future departure remains a realistic possibility while also serving as encouragement for the player to raise his level at the Amex. The phrasing — endorsing a "dream move" for a player short on minutes — is the closest thing yet to a soft green light from the club.
Minteh arrived on the south coast with a strong reputation after a productive loan at Feyenoord, where his pace and direct running made him one of the Eredivisie's most talked-about young wingers. The move to Brighton was meant to be the next step, but breaking into the starting XI has proved more difficult than the form in the Netherlands suggested it would be.
For Brighton, the question is whether to keep Minteh and develop him, with minutes hard to come by, or to cash in on a player who has yet to establish himself in the Premier League. Hurzeler's framing leaves that decision open.