The official reason for Yankuba Minteh’s absence from Newcastle United’s St James’ Park return to Brighton.

The official explanation for Yankuba Minteh’s absence from Newcastle United Brighton’s return to St James’ Park Yankuba Minteh was unable to return to Newcastle United with Brighton & Hove

Albion on Saturday. Brighton secured a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park, with Danny Welbeck scoring the sole goal of the match. However, Minteh, who transferred to The Seagulls from Newcastle in June for £33 million, failed to make a single appearance in the club’s first team. Despite scoring for Brighton in their 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur prior to the international break, the 20-year-old winger was unable to make the journey to St James’ Park as a result of his international commitments with Gambia. Minteh was nursing a knock after playing twice against Madagascar during the interval, according to Brighton head coach Fabian Hürzeler, who disclosed this following the match. Minteh scored a stoppage-time equalizer in the initial match, but he was substituted in the 1-0 victory on Monday.

According to Hürzeler, “We encountered some complications when he returned from a lengthy journey to Gambia with a minor issue.” “We are obligated to ensure the players’ availability and well-being.” Eddie Howe, Newcastle’s head coach, was questioned regarding the sale of Minteh prior to the match. “I believe that it was the correct course of action; however, it still causes me pain,” he stated. “We were left with no other choice.” “It was the correct course of action for Newcastle, irrespective of Elliot’s actions and Yankuba’s actions.” We were unable to violate the PSR and incur a points deduction.

View on Shots! Geordie Journos discuss Brighton and the legal dispute between Manchester City and Brighton. “We had no intention of selling Yankuba; we are confident in his capabilities and his profile aligns with our requirements. However, we were compelled to make a decision based on financial considerations.” Howe further stated, “The intention was to involve [Minteh] of course if he was ours.” We would have capitalized on his qualifications and capabilities. “We are aware that we will need to defend ourselves extremely well against him tomorrow, as he possesses exceptional qualities.” We are cognizant of his assets, which include pace, power, and a lovely left foot. Although Newcastle was spared from the challenge of Minteh on Saturday, they were unable to avoid their first home loss of the season. Eddie Howe’s team has now failed to claim a victory in four Premier League games.