The real reason Andoni Iraola is backing a aurprise £30m Brighton flop to replace Mo Salah

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Speaking on the Anfield Index YouTube show, Lynch evaluated a specific trio of young wide players currently under consideration by the Anfield hierarchy: Lille’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Cologne’s Said El Mala, and Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh. “I have to say the one I lean towards, and he probably had the least impressive season of the three, actually, is probably Minteh.” Lynch pointed directly to the forward’s raw profile as the primary reason he stands out from the pack.

However, Lynch argues that those figures are more a reflection of Brighton’s tactical constraints than the player’s actual ceiling, confidently predicting that a move to Merseyside would see his offensive productivity soar. He’s very much pushed out quite wide rather than getting into goal-scoring central positions.” Under Iraola’s aggressive, hard-pressing philosophy, Minteh’s high defensive work rate and explosive athletic profile could make him a devastating asset.

“I think in a kind of Iraola system, I can easily see how his numbers would upscale,” Lynch added. But if they had to move down the list, I think he [Minteh] would be quite high up for me.” Richard Hughes isn’t keeping all his eggs in one basket.