Liverpool Pursues Salah Successor as Premier League Rivals Eye Norway Star
Liverpool’s long search for a future beyond Mohamed Salah is starting to take on a price tag – and a very specific name.
Liverpool eye Minteh as Salah heir
Brighton have put an £80 million valuation on Yankuba Minteh, with Liverpool among the clubs weighing up whether the 21-year-old is worth that kind of leap of faith.
Andoni Iraola’s side are considering a move for the winger, but the Merseyside club are the ones casting the longest shadow over the deal as they quietly work through options for life after Salah. The fee is no accident either. According to TEAMtalk, Brighton are using Anthony Gordon’s transfer to Barcelona as a benchmark for what an elite young wide player should cost in the current market.
If Gordon can command that level of money, Brighton believe Minteh sits in the same financial postcode.
Five-club race for Nusa
The Premier League’s recruitment radar has also locked firmly onto Antonio Nusa.
The 21-year-old Leipzig winger has turned Norway’s World Cup campaign into a personal showcase, and the queue for his signature keeps growing. Arsenal and Tottenham are among the most serious admirers, with a €50 million price quoted, but they are far from alone.
Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are all tracking developments, waiting to see who blinks first. One decisive bid could set off a chain reaction across the division’s forward lines.
Real Madrid shut the door on Carreras
At the Bernabéu, the answer is simpler: no.
Real Madrid have reportedly rejected approaches from both Chelsea and Manchester United for Alvaro Carreras. Despite Marc Cucurella’s arrival from Chelsea, the Spanish giants want to keep the left-back in their group and are not entertaining Premier League overtures.
Fabrizio Romano reports that interest from England has been rebuffed, a clear sign that Madrid see Carreras as part of their immediate plans rather than a tradeable asset.
United turn to Ryerson
Manchester United have not walked away from the market, though. Far from it.
They have opened contact with Borussia Dortmund over defender Julian Ryerson, according to BILD. Fresh from a standout Bundesliga season in which he registered 15 assists, the Norwegian has forced his way onto United’s shortlist.
Dortmund value him at around €30 million, a figure that reflects both his production and his versatility. For a United side still trying to balance their back line, that kind of profile is hard to ignore.
Newcastle’s rebuild speeds up
Up on Tyneside, the rebuild is gathering speed.
Newcastle’s transition under Eddie Howe is stripping away big names and replacing them with what the club hope will be the core of their next era. The latest piece is already in motion: a €60 million agreement for Swiss starlet Johan Manzambi.
After an impressive World Cup campaign, Manzambi is set for St James’ Park, another bold swing at “Next-Gen” talent from a club determined not to drift.
Liverpool searching for a Salah successor, United and Chelsea being told “no” by Madrid, a five-club tug-of-war over Nusa, and Newcastle betting heavily on youth – the market is moving fast. The question now is who gambles first, and who gets left chasing what’s left when the real money lands.
