Yankuba Minteh was sold by Newcastle United because several senior staff members did not believe he possessed the necessary skills to be a right-sided forward.

Newcastle United traded Yankuba Minteh because a number of senior staff members didn’t think he had the skills to play as a right-sided forward.

According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle United was compelled to sell Yankuba Minteh to Brighton & Hove Albion because the Saudi

ownership made it quite evident that they would not put up with the humiliation of a point deduction.

The Gambian attacker’s £33 million sale, which resulted in a £27 million profit and helped the Magpies close their PSR deficit and

escape a points deduction, had another motive, though.

According to The Daily Mail, some senior staff members were not persuaded that Minteh was what Newcastle needed in that role of

right-sided forward, despite the want to see how he would perform throughout preseason.

The winger, who signed with Brighton in June, has had a significant impact on the club and his work ethic off the ball has impressed

those who know him well.

When he and his side visit St. James’ Park on Saturday, the 20-year-old hopes to disprove Newcastle after contributing a goal and an

assist in his first seven Premier League outings.

Minteh is looking like the genuine deal after an amazing start to life in the Premier League. Last season, while on loan at Feyenoord,

he scored ten goals and provided five assists in 27 Eredivisie games.

The fans will be watching out for him tomorrow and Newcastle will hope he does not come back to haunt them.

While he is far from the finished article, the Gambian forward has shown exactly why the Magpies were willing to take the punt on him.

He has been a key player for Brighton so far, but it remains to be seen if he can produce the goods regularly going forward and prove

the doubters at Newcastle wrong in the long run.

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