Newcastle United are ‘millimetres from a move’ for Odense BK youngster Yankuba Minteh and are ‘ready to throw a large sum’ at the club to sign the player.
That’s according to BT’s sports commentator Lasse Vøge, who has commented on the deal which will be a ‘historically large sale’ for the Danish side.
Minteh has been heavily linked with a move to Newcastle throughout this week, with it believed the Magpies are pushing hard to secure his signature.
Indeed, several reports today have indicated that they are closing in on a deal, with it explained that it was ‘extremely close’ and OB football director Bjørn Wesstrøm later confirming as much.
That figure would be a club record by some distance, with their most expensive departure currently Djiby Fall’s €4.7m move to Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008/09.
Lasse Vøge backs that up with his comments on the impending deal, insisting it is a good price for all the parties involved.
“It’s a transfer that tickles all the right places if you love a good merchant story,” he said.
“We are talking about a player who had to go through two trials in OB before the Fynbos decided to give him a youth contract this summer.
“And here, 17 Superliga games later, the world’s richest club is so ready to throw a huge sum on the table for the Gambian with extreme speed. It’s a great story.
“It will be a historically large sale for OB. And for the Super League, we are also right up in the wow category.'”
