Deal Imminent: Everton is ahead in the battle to sign a new player.
Journalist Santi Aouna claims that Everton is in the lead in the race to capture Newcastle United attacker Yankuba Minteh.
Tim Iroegbunam left Aston Villa for Goodison Park, according to the Toffees, for an undisclosed amount. The 20-year-old is Everton’s first summer acquisition, and it looks like the Merseyside team is close to finalizing a deal to sign Minteh.
The Toffees are still in the running and have “concrete” interest in the 19-year-old winger, but Olympique Lyon, a French team, has entered the battle to sign him, according to a June 23 article by Fabrizio Romano on X.
According to Aouna, Everton is ahead in the race right now on X.
The journalist from Foot Mercato stated, “In the Yankuba Minteh case, Everton holds the rope for the moment” (roughly translated from the main tweet). It basically indicates that Everton is now leading the race.
A spectacular 2023–24 season on loan from Newcastle at Feyenoord saw the winger earn interest from Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, and AS Roma.
Chronicle Live was informed by Minteh’s agent, Bakary Bojang, that Newcastle intends to sell the winger in the event that they receive a strong offer. The 19-year-old has actually already reached a personal agreement with an undisclosed club.
Everton may be able to sign Newcastle for roughly £40 million if they sell Dominic Calvert-Lewin to the Magpies for more than £35 million.
Minteh would make a fantastic addition to Everton. During his tenure with Feyenoord, the youthful winger had a lot of promise.
He can dribble past players because of his natural speed and talent. Above all, he has a great eye for goal; the Dutch team scored 11 goals in all competitions the previous season.
Although Minteh is a flexible forward who can play on either side of the attack, he typically plays on the right. Although he seems like an exciting potential, if Newcastle welcomes a bidding war for the player, his price might increase.
Everton is not in a position to overspend because they are on a limited budget. They will therefore have to leave if they are unable to come to a fair agreement with the Magpies.
The outstanding player from Gambia would make a great addition to the Toffees. It appears that they are making good headway toward closing the deal thus far.