Brighton has officially welcomed Yankuba Minteh to their club.
An official announcement (see below) in the early hours of Monday morning revealing the news.
Brighton’s Technical director David Weir declared:
“Yankuba is a young talent that has attracted a lot of interest, so we’re delighted to welcome him to the club. He is an exciting attacking player with incredible speed.”
No mention of what the transfer fee was, however, it was widely reported that a £33m fee had been agreed with Brighton for the winger who cost around £6.5m in the summer of 2023.
As seems crystal clear, Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson seemingly sold simply to ensure Newcastle United ended up on the right side of PSR with the latest accounting year ending on Sunday 30 June 2024, which included within the latest three-year PSR accounting period that allows losses of no more than £105m.
Brighton official announcement – 1 July 2024:
We are pleased to confirm the signing of Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle United, for undisclosed terms.
The winger has signed a contract that runs until June 2029.
The 19-year-old arrives at the club after a hugely successful season on loan with Eredivisie runners-up Feyenoord, where he scored ten goals and registered six assists in 27 league appearances.
Technical director David Weir said, “Yankuba is a young talent that has attracted a lot of interest, so we’re delighted to welcome him to the club.
“He is an exciting attacking player with incredible speed. He had a very impressive campaign with Feyenoord, gaining experience in both the Champions League and Europa League.
“Now we will give him the time and support he needs to ensure that he settles in.”
Yankuba made the move from Gambia to Europe in 2022, when he joined Danish side Odense BK.
There he contributed four goals and six assists in just 17 appearances, which convinced Newcastle to sign him in June 2023. He was immediately loaned to Feyenoord where he made a total of 37 appearances in all competitions.
That included four appearances in the Champions League, in which he scored once.
Minteh has made seven appearances for The Gambia, scoring three goals.
