Liverpool fans can see it. Arne Slot can see it. The goals just aren’t flowing like before. This has made Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh become a name people at Anfield are talking about.
He’s only 21, but he plays like he’s been waiting his whole life to show off in the Premier League. When he gets the ball, he’s not thinking, just going. Sprint. Touch. Go past the defender. Try something. It’s fun to watch and terrifying if you’re marking him.
That kind of attitude? Liverpool need it. Desperately.
Liverpool’s Attack Isn’t Scaring Anyone Right Now
Last season they were smashing teams for fun. This season, you can almost feel the frustration in every missed chance. They’ve already lost six league matches before Christmas. That’s not normal for a title holder.
Mohamed Salah is still Salah, but he’s not putting up the monster numbers anymore. Five goals in 18 games would be decent for most players — but this is the guy who lived in the Golden Boot race every season.
He can’t do it alone forever. That’s the reality.
Minteh Looks Like the Right Kind of Gamble
Slot wants wingers who press hard and never switch off. Players who chase every loose ball and make defenders panic when they try to play out from the back. Minteh does exactly that. He runs like he’s got a personal mission to win every duel. When he loses the ball, he sprints straight back to win it again. He defends, he annoys opponents, and he doesn’t mind getting kicked for his troubles. In fact, he seems to enjoy the battle.
And the best part? He’s a proper right-sided winger. Liverpool don’t have many who genuinely operate there by instinct. Others can fill in, yes, but it always feels like a compromise. Minteh stays wide when he needs to stretch the pitch, then drives inside with real purpose. That balance could completely change the way Liverpool attack. It would give Slot more angles, more chaos, and more unpredictability — the very things they’ve been missing this season.
But Brighton Know the Business
Brighton have made a habit of selling talent for an impressive profits. Currently, the numbers going around is £30 million. But if other big teams show up with more to offer, the prices will be climbing fast.
Brighton will be waiting and listening for higher offers, Liverpool might need to move fast if they want a steal.
For Minteh, It’s a Dream Situation
If Liverpool want you, you’re doing something right. They don’t chase passengers. They go after players who can make a difference in front of 50,000 people expecting nothing less than a win every week. For Minteh, a move like that would be massive. He’d be stepping into a dressing room filled with Champions League winners and serial competitors. He would get the chance to train alongside Mohamed Salah — one of the greatest wingers the Premier League has ever seen — and pick up the tiny details that separate good players from legends.
But not everyone loves the pressure. At a club like Liverpool, there’s nowhere to hide. You’re judged from the minute you arrive. That’s the real test here — could Minteh keep that fearless style when everything around him becomes bigger, harder, and far more intense? It’s one thing to shine at Brighton, where expectations are lower and surprises are celebrated. It’s another thing entirely to deliver when the world expects you to.
What’s Next?
Right now, Liverpool are just watching him closely and making notes. But if he keeps performing, fans might be hearing his name a lot more by summer.
Maybe this is the start of something.
Maybe Minteh ends up being the guy who brings the chaos back into Liverpool’s attack.
They need that chaos right now. Badly.
