Third Liverpool bid sent: €81.7m asking price, agent has flown in to complete deal

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Liverpool have reportedly sent a third bid to Brighton for Yankuba Minteh, with the player’s agent now in the UK working to get a deal arranged. There has long since been an acceptance that a deal for Bradley Barcola would take a while, but there was a feeling that Liverpool would get their other signings done beforehand.

Now, it seems as though it’s all be left for the last few days of the window, which is a major risk – hopefully it’s one that pays off! If Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Newcastle United proved anything on Sunday evening, it’s that the Reds need new signings more than anyone realised or perhaps remembered since the end of last season.

Liverpool working hard to complete a deal for Minteh While Minteh is injured and will be out for several weeks, Liverpool are to make him their fourth signing of the summer. Sports Witness has relayed a number of updates on the transfer, reporting: Brighton rejected a £50m (€58.4m) bid from Liverpool last week Thursday His agents dismissed the bid as “old news” on Friday On Saturday, a second offer worth £60m (€70m) was rejected On Sunday, Minteh’s agent, Bakary Bojang, arrived in England for talks Now, it’s plainly clear that Brighton want £70m (€81.8m) to sell Minteh this summer, and Bojang has now enlisted the help of UK agency CAA Stellar to complete this transfer.