20 Aug 2026 16:39:15
Just seen on the Athletic that we have had a £50m bid rejected for Minteh. Can't help but feel Hughes is getting desperate.
20 Aug 2026 16:54:15
It would be incredibly stupid to sign a player who is injured and not available for at least three months. Hughes should have been put on gardening leave as soon as Edwards left.
20 Aug 2026 16:56:40
The leaks have well and truly been sealed. At the same time, in this market, I would take him for somewhere around that fee. He works hard and has talent. Wouldn't be a world beater, but with Isak and Wirtz, hopefully being the main men, he doesn't need to be.
20 Aug 2026 16:58:00
Bloody hell. Injured for 3 months, apparently, and crap when he's fit. What a joke.
20 Aug 2026 17:05:02
He's absolutely bang average.
20 Aug 2026 17:06:05
To be fair, the various reports refer to the "last few days" for when we submitted a bid. Minteh is a rw option, so I'm not sure it's necessarily desperation, but it looks like we are trying to fill that role.
20 Aug 2026 17:06:13
Don't think so mate,
We've been linked with him for 12-18 months on and off.
Just silly because he's injured at the moment.
Given how good of a coach AI is, I think he could turn Minteh into a beast.
I think I'm in the minority, but I think he could turn out to be a good signing.
20 Aug 2026 17:12:34
Been a terrible window for Liverpool this. I can't believe Hughes wasn't sacked with Slot.
20 Aug 2026 17:04:23
People keep worrying about the lack of transfers but the way I see it, the less transfers we do the better.
Hughes has proven himself incompetence personified, with the players he identifies, the fees and contracts he negotiates and the amount of time it takes for him to get the deals done. The less money he spends, the less damage he can do and the less of his signings we'll be stuck with.
Get him off to Saudi as soon as the window is over and bring in a proper sporting director who will make decent, well-thought-out signings who are the right fit for us.
20 Aug 2026 17:17:30
I actually don't mind Minteh and think there is huge room for growth.
If it's true, it's madness when he's out for 3 months injured.
Looks like we're chasing our tails in the hope something comes off.
Seems like the plan is very limited, and so far negligent.
20 Aug 2026 17:17:32
KFC boy called that to be fair.
20 Aug 2026 17:18:37
Absolutely terrible business if we keep pushing for him.
20 Aug 2026 17:24:19
If this is true, it reconfirms that Hughes is/was a complete joke of an appointment.
The bloke has had more than enough time to put things in place for this window, yet his ineptitude and limittions are highlighted once again - this time, opting for a player that is injured and won't be back (match fitness wise) until around November/December.
I bet the STC sorted his Al Hilal pretty quick - no prolonged, protracted, dawnout problems there, me thinks - Jokes!, but us fans aren't lauughing.
20 Aug 2026 17:26:27
The trend this window seems to be, we are linked with really good players, then everyone says it is done, then we buy or try to buy a Poundland version.
20 Aug 2026 17:26:31
I've seen two months in places. If that's correct, he would miss 7 games. Hardworking, and has blistering pace. Kind of winger we need with Isak and Wirtz up top. I like Minteh, but I would rather we went for Mbaye. Maybe this will get PSG to lower their demands.
20 Aug 2026 17:26:31
Bloody amateur hour. With the injury, why not just buy him in Jan?
This has to be one of the worst transfer windows we've had in a very long time.
How we are about to start the season without a Salah replacement is diabolical.
20 Aug 2026 17:39:47
I don't believe that story for a second.
20 Aug 2026 17:40:28
If it's true, it seems the info I had was wrong. Sorry for that. ?
20 Aug 2026 17:45:50
Given he's injured, we can almost guarantee that this is a BS rumour. Almost.
20 Aug 2026 17:47:55
The panic button has been well and truly activated!!!
20 Aug 2026 17:50:49
Have a feeling this is to push PSG into agreeing transfer and we've no real intention of signing him.
20 Aug 2026 18:00:09
He's 6 weeks into an 8 week recovery from injury period, not 3 months.
20 Aug 2026 18:01:20
Maybe I watch talent differently, but I am a fan of Mintah, and I would take him for the amount.
20 Aug 2026 18:04:39
Florian, it's two months recovery from surgery and then another month of rehabilitation and fitness. So 10-12 weeks. We'd be unlikely to see him until mid to end November. That's without any setbacks. We've not learnt from signing Aquilani, Melo & Isak.
20 Aug 2026 17:32:08
VG, can you confirm we are pushing for Minteh?
20 Aug 2026 18:06:02
Why is that desperate? It was said weeks, if not months, ago by several well respected Journo's that we were interested in Minteh, Fernandez-Pardo and El Mala as winger targets.
If Minteh is a long-term target, we'd be stupid to pivot to an alternative we don't want as much just because he's injured for a mere 2 months.
I like Minteh, and that's well documented on here. Rapid, aggressive and lots of potential.
20 Aug 2026 18:12:51
I'd rather Hughes just left now. Even if it means we get no other transfers. Never wanted him.
20 Aug 2026 18:13:38
Last time I was this underwhelmed was when I got a text saying I'd won the postcode lottery and it was £2.
20 Aug 2026 18:16:03
Minteh is a poor option.
The fact he is injured for months at the start of the season makes me think this is nonsense.
Even Richard Hughes can't be that stupid.
I believe we will sign a RW though, but he will be African.
20 Aug 2026 18:19:15
Hughes will be digging them out of the Cemetery next?
20 Aug 2026 18:21:42
This window is making me think at 23:50 on deadline day we'll announce Sancho haha. Rollercoaster this one.
20 Aug 2026 18:25:07
Minteh brings better balance to our forward line vs Mbaye. There's a long international break coming soon, so he won't miss too many games. If his injury allows us to get him at a discount, I'm all for it.
20 Aug 2026 18:26:40
Smells like a smokescreen to try and speed up the Mbaye purchase potentially, seem to remember us doing it with one of the Norwich fullbacks a while ago?
20 Aug 2026 18:35:23
Sorry, Victor, just usually when you read "somebody is back in two months" that usually means he will be back on the pitch in two months. Didn't see it in brackets, "but add on another month onto that for recovery." But cool, you want it to be three months so we'll add on another month for ye. ?
20 Aug 2026 18:44:30
I like Minteh. But only if a target for alongside Barcola. Not instead of.
All this talk of players being rw or lw…..
Most can and will have to play on both sides under Iraola with how he gets wingers to switch so often.
Time will tell what happens. I'm actually pleased that the club seemingly have plugged the leaks. Journos are trying to make money and are giving best guesses. With hopes of being correct.
20 Aug 2026 18:50:50
Yes, it would be incredibly stupid to sign a player on a 5 year contract when he can't play for a couple of weeks.
20 Aug 2026 18:56:42
There's some ups on a rollercoaster, Gaz.
What puzzles me is Iraola and Hughes have worked together before, so Iraola must have known what to expect and the close to the wire transfer approach and he still came!
20 Aug 2026 19:01:10
Forgive my ignorance, but I assume Iraola has some input with regards to recruitment?
20 Aug 2026 19:07:22
I got one for a quid chicken... gutted.
20 Aug 2026 19:13:55
Hughs is pure Mintah with his behaviour and decision making.
20 Aug 2026 19:19:39
I mean, my only knowledge of us pushing for Minteh is when it came out in the news.
Despite popular belief amongst people who like to slag me off, I don't know everything that goes on. ? I just share what I hear.
20 Aug 2026 19:20:48
With this latest news, it doesn't feel like Barcola is coming to LFC.
20 Aug 2026 19:30:41
Doesn't AI like 2 wingers to rotate on each side? Maybe Minteh and Mbaye for the right wing?
20 Aug 2026 19:43:46
Ah Rome, here's how it goes. When it's a player everyone is happy with, it's a "this one has Ireola written all over it", but when it's one people find underwhelming, auld Tricky Dickie better take cover.
20 Aug 2026 19:56:10
Shughes55, was "I believe we will sign a RW though, but he will be African" a reference to Mbaye? Because Minteh is African.
20 Aug 2026 19:56:17
If Arsenal are allowed 7 senior CBs, we're allowed 2 wingers for each wing.
20 Aug 2026 20:00:33
What I can't understand is if we have offered £50 million for Minteh, why not pay the £42 million PSG want for Mbeye? Surely the better pick?
20 Aug 2026 20:11:25
So many negative comments regarding Minteh. I think he would be an excellent addition. Yes, his output in terms of g/an isn't great, but he's a tidy enough player who works very hard. He also creates a lot, which is exactly how we should be playing with Isak. Him and Barcola on the wings, with Flo pulling the strings, and Isak could potentially be outstanding and very well balanced.
However I believe this is just a negotiating tactic to force PSG to lower their demands for Mbaye, especially considering the amount they wanted off Leverkusen is much lower than the amount they want from us.
20 Aug 2026 20:15:49
I'm surprised that we made an offer; there were, even as far back as this morning, saying that the club were doing nothing in this window. Yet again, people were wrong-footed about Minteh and had no idea that we were even speaking to the player or Brighton.
20 Aug 2026 20:16:48
I remember signing Mane and being completely baffled and underwhelmed.
Turned out that, for me, he was one of the most important and best signings LFC ever made.
Let people play, settle into their role, and then judge.
20 Aug 2026 20:36:20
Klucas, utter rubbish. No one was underwhelmed with Mane, people raised their eyebrows over the fee.
As for Minteh, the fact we're bidding for a player out for three months is criminal. Sack Hughes tomorrow.
20 Aug 2026 21:12:26
It really doesn't matter who we sign, some of you will find a way to criticise Hughes for it.
You have no idea how to do his job, or even what his job entails, but you don't get exactly what you want so Hughes is an amateur, should've been sacked blah blah blah.
The same guy who completed 2 of the biggest deals in English football history last summer for 2 of the world's most sought after players.
This nonsense has to stop, it's getting really, really boring.
20 Aug 2026 22:05:59
Frode, all you need to do is search for Mane on here, and there were lots of people unhappy with his signing. There is no need to gaslight us.