Newcastle United determined to let Yankuba Minteh depart for a switch to Brighton this summer time so as to keep away from the possibly a lot worse consequence of getting to money in on star gamers like Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon.
Talking solely to CaughtOffside for his Day by day Briefing column, Fabrizio Romano supplied some perception into Newcastle’s perspective on the Minteh deal, with the 20-year-old impressing a terrific deal since becoming a member of Brighton this summer time.
Clearly, Newcastle had an outstanding younger expertise on their palms, however Romano insists the Magpies wouldn’t have main regrets over letting him go, even when he’s now clearly strengthening a Premier League rival.
Minteh may have an enormous future within the sport and maybe Newcastle will reside to remorse this sooner or later, however for now it seems to be like a deal that saved them from shedding extra established star gamers of their workforce, in response to Romano.
Minteh switch a blow for Newcastle, however not a serious drama
Discussing Newcastle’s stance on permitting the gifted younger Gambia worldwide to depart, Romano stated: “Yankuba Minteh has began very well since becoming a member of Brighton from Newcastle, exhibiting why he’s been thought to be such a prime expertise for a while.
“Nonetheless, there aren’t any regrets from Newcastle as a result of there was no different method for them this summer time. They have been principally in a scenario the place they needed to promote a prime participant or Minteh, they usually most popular this resolution reasonably than gamers like Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon or Alexander Isak.
“In fact it’s disappointing for Newcastle to lose an thrilling prospect and to see him shining for an additional Premier League membership, but it surely’s additionally a part of the sport, I don’t assume it’s an enormous drama.”
Brighton have performed some good recruitment down the years and this seems to be like one other transfer that ought to repay for them, even when it finally means cashing in on one other star identify for vital revenue within the close to future.
