Newcastle United look as if they will need to sell before they can buy this summer.
Indeed, while Newcastle have already brought in Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth, that was obviously on a free transfer.
Quite whether or not they will be able to complete another deal before selling someone remains to be seen of course but FFP regulations require a balancing act.
The prospect of having to cash in before spending again was first raised back in January, though obviously the hope is that neither Alexander Isak nor Bruno Guimaraes will depart.
One of the other big names being linked with a move away is Yankuba Minteh.
There is believed to be a reluctant acceptance at the club that the 19-year-old winger may need to go in order to raise funds, albeit not everyone at Newcastle is on board with that.
However, needs must at times and now some insight from Minteh’s camp has emerged.
Yankuba Minteh has accepted he may need to leave Newcastle this summer
Minteh obviously hasn’t played a game for Newcastle yet, having spent last season on loan with Feyenoord – a period in which he excelled.
However, according to The Chronicle, the teenager has accepted he may never get a chance to build a career on Tyneside.
Minteh is believed to have been surprised that he could be sold this summer but will only leave for a project he deems good enough for the next step in his career.
Yankuba Minteh is already attracting so much interest this summer
Thought to have been monitored by a host of European clubs already this summer, it seems Minteh will have no shortage of offers.
It will of course be a shame not to see a player tipped to reach world class levels within two years never play for Newcastle but what’s the alternative? Sell Isak or Guimaraes?
None of those outcomes are particularly palatable, so hard decisions must be made.
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