Brighton confirm signing of Gambia starlet Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle

The 19-year-old forward has signed a contract until June 2029 with the Seagulls in a deal reportedly worth a £30 million transfer fee.

Minteh spent the whole of last season on loan in the Netherlands with Feyenoord, scoring ten goals and contributing six assists throughout the campaign.

In quotes published on Brighton's website, Minteh said: "I'm feeling really happy about the move. Feyenoord was a great experience for me. Everybody loved me, the coaching staff, players â- it was like a family.

"But Brighton is a club which I have watched in the Premier League. It's a good club for young players and the way the young players have progressed here is important for me.

"I think it's a great thing to move to [another] Premier League club. Although I didn't play any games for Newcastle look where I am now! I have the chance at Brighton in the Premier League."

Minteh has seven appearances and scored three goals for Gambia, and says the English Premier League is massive in his home country.

"The Premier League back home in Gambia is huge,❠he said. "It's the thing everybody talks about, and everybody watches.

"I would say the whole country is happy for me and they have been supporting me since I played in Denmark.

"Playing for my country was always a thing which I was dreaming about since I was young, so I'm very happy to represent my country."

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