"No longer about price..." - Teammate reveals reason Liverpool didn't sign "dangerous" ace

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Speaking to Sport Witness, Manneh has claimed that Minteh’s injury put paid to a move to Liverpool, rather than the fee that Brighton were demanding: “Yes the injury I think even at the last days I can say some last hours of the transfer the injury was now the much concern to Liverpool not even the asking price anymore,” Manneh said. They explored again to say right now the player is injured how soon he will return and then start counting on him.

“If it wasn’t for the injury, the Reds were willing now to raise their offer again and then go for the player considering the fact that they couldn’t have a much better option in the market. “Yes, for me I think they could have gone for him fully if he wasn’t injured.

If it wasn’t for the injury they would have got to even pay something around £72-75m. I’m not saying they could pay £80m, but I’m sure they would have got £72-75m for him, but the injury played a huge part, like I said, significantly.” Should Liverpool go back in for Yankuba Minteh?