Liverpool transfer news: Andoni Iraola boost as £80m target could fulfil "dream" in January window after boss hints at exit

Brighton & Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler has hinted that Yankuba Minteh could permission successful January amid involvement from Liverpool.

The summertime transportation model is present closed, and Premier League teams indispensable vie with the squads they person until the winter.

Andoni Iraola's Reds were not peculiarly progressive successful the summertime successful regards to incomings, though they did effort to motion Brighton winger Minteh, with the nine failing to motion the winger contempt placing 2 bids.

Speaking to reporters up of Brighton's crippled against Leeds United connected Saturday, Seagulls brag Hurzeler hinted that the determination could beryllium revived successful January, saying: "If the full squad is palmy and the idiosyncratic shines past Yankuba volition get a batch of attraction again and helium tin past possibly fulfil his imagination successful the adjacent transportation window."

Brighton were reportedly demanding a interest successful the portion of £80m for the 22-year-old, whereas Liverpool did not connection much than £60m.

Yankuba Minteh to Liverpool: Should the Reds person signed Brighton winger?

Many fans were disappointed that the Merseysiders did not lucifer the Seagulls' asking price, though it should beryllium remembered that Minteh is presently injured.

The guardant is not expected to instrumentality to enactment until the mediate of November, but helium volition astir surely person to beryllium eased backmost successful dilatory successful bid to debar aggregating his calf problem.

Liverpool winger Victor Munoz has besides started the play successful good manner connected the right, winning a punishment against Newcastle United connected the opening play and scoring against Nottingham Forest past Saturday.

The Reds should person capable to get by successful onslaught until the winter, and Minteh would past beryllium acceptable to play a relation for Iraola should the Merseysiders marque a 3rd bid.

Yankuba Minteh or Ismaila Sarr: Who should Liverpool sign?

Minteh was not the lone winger linked to Liverpool successful the summer, with Crystal Palace forward Ismaila Sarr touted arsenic a genuine target.

However, if the Reds opt to bring successful different guardant successful January, they should debar returning for Sarr, who struggles to interaction play extracurricular of the box.

The Palace attacker volition besides beryllium 29 successful February, and aft leaving Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo retired of their Champions League squad, Liverpool whitethorn privation to debar important walk connected a subordinate that could person a constricted vocation astatine Anfield.