Liverpool Eyes Future Beyond Salah with World Cup Stars
Liverpool’s search for life after Mohamed Salah is starting to take shape – and it may run straight through Brighton.
The Seagulls have placed an £80million price tag on Yankuba Minteh, with Andoni Iraola’s side seriously considering a move for the 21-year-old winger. Liverpool are tracking the situation closely as they draw up plans for a long-term successor to Salah on the right flank.
Brighton’s valuation is no accident. According to TEAMtalk, the south-coast club are using Anthony Gordon’s high-profile switch to Barcelona as a benchmark for the current winger market, setting a premium that reflects both Minteh’s age and upside. Any club wanting him will have to pay as if they are buying potential as much as production.
Nusa at the centre of a five-club scramble
While Liverpool weigh up their options, another wide player is turning this summer into an auction.
Antonio Nusa, fresh from catching the eye during Norway’s World Cup campaign, has become one of the most talked-about young attackers in Europe. The 21-year-old RB Leipzig winger is rated at around €50m, and that figure has not scared off the Premier League.
Arsenal and Tottenham are among the clubs pushing hardest, both seeing Nusa as a versatile forward who can stretch defences and fit into high-tempo systems. Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are also in the mix, watching closely as the race develops and waiting for the first decisive bid to land. One move could trigger a chain reaction across the league’s forward lines.
Real Madrid shut the door on Carreras
Not every Premier League approach is being welcomed.
Real Madrid have turned away interest from both Chelsea and Manchester United in left-back Alvaro Carreras. Despite the recent arrival of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea, the Spanish giants want to keep Carreras within their defensive group and are not entertaining offers.
Fabrizio Romano reports that inquiries from England have been firmly rebuffed, a clear sign that Madrid see the full-back as part of their immediate plans rather than expendable depth.
United turn to Ryerson after Madrid refusal
Blocked in one lane, Manchester United have moved quickly into another.
The club have opened contact with Borussia Dortmund over defender Julian Ryerson. The Norwegian, valued at €30m by Dortmund, is coming off a standout Bundesliga season in which he registered 15 assists, an eye-catching return for a defender and a clear indicator of the attacking thrust he brings from deep.
BILD report that United are keen to add that kind of output to their back line, seeing Ryerson as a player who can reshape the dynamic on the flanks and give them a different route into the final third.
Newcastle’s reset gathers pace
On Tyneside, the rebuild is less about patching holes and more about rewiring the squad.
Newcastle United are deep into a transitional summer under Eddie Howe, with established names heading for the exit and a new generation being ushered in. The latest piece of that puzzle is Swiss starlet Johan Manzambi.
A €60m deal has been agreed for the World Cup standout, who is set for St James’ Park after an impressive tournament that pushed him onto the radar of Europe’s elite. For Newcastle, it is another bold swing on “Next-Gen” talent, a statement that the club intend to grow their own stars rather than simply rent them.
As Salah’s eventual heir is scouted, Nusa’s suitors jostle for position, and Manzambi prepares for the Premier League, one question hangs over the window: which of these gambles will define the next era of English football’s elite?
