Liverpool transfer news: £70m Premier League star "happy" at current team as Andoni Iraola ponders January window addition

Brighton & Hove Albion winger Yankuba Minteh has refused to beryllium drawn connected speculation linking him with a determination to Liverpool.

The Reds volition instrumentality to Premier League enactment connected October 11 against Manchester City successful what is definite to beryllium a fiercely-contested battle.

Andoni Iraola's attacking options could beryllium slim for that clash due to the injuries Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak suffered portion connected planetary duty, and immoderate prolonged absences volition nary uncertainty pb to calls to fortify successful January.

Brighton winger Minteh was linked to the Reds successful the summer, but helium refused to be drawn into speculation astir his future, telling reporters: "I am focused. I americium successful Brighton. That is the squad I americium playing for. I don’t privation to speech overmuch astir transfers. What God has decided for me, I americium blessed with it."

Liverpool reportedly bid doubly for the winger, though their £60m connection fell abbreviated of Brighton's £70m asking price.

January transportation news: Should Liverpool sign Yankuba Minteh?

One of the reasons Liverpool were said to person been reluctant to conscionable Brighton's demands was the information the guardant is presently injured, with determination nary wide timeframe connected a imaginable instrumentality from his calf issue.

The 22-year-old has indicated that helium is connected the roadworthy to recovery, though spending astatine slightest £70m connected a subordinate who has not played a competitory lucifer since May 24 would beryllium risky.

Iraola has besides managed to get by connected the close broadside of onslaught utilizing Gakpo, Rio Ngumoha and Victor Munoz, with the erstwhile peculiarly impressive.

If caller sporting manager Julian Ward is allowed to walk successful the wintertime market, past it whitethorn beryllium wiser to put those funds elsewhere.

Who should Liverpool people successful the January transportation window?

If Isak's wounded is insignificant arsenic expected, and if Gakpo has been fortunate with his ankle injury, past the Reds whitethorn person the state to fortify their midfield.

Alexis Mac Allister has been the lone elder midfielder to execute astatine an acceptable level this season, with some Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai struggling.

While teen Trey Nyoni has been awesome successful his cameos, signing a prima specified arsenic Lamine Camara from Monaco could assistance propulsion the Merseysiders person to the apical of the table.