Yankuba Minteh was in motion on Sunday.
The 19 yr previous winger signed by United for a reported £8m (plus future potential add-ons, promoting clause and so on) from Danish membership Odense, making his fourth look in Dutch soccer.
Feyenoord had began the season with two attracts, Yankuba Minteh taking part in the ultimate seven minutes within the goalless draw at house to Fortuna Sittard. Then coming off the bench when his mortgage facet have been 2-0 all the way down to native rivals Sparta Rotterdam, the winger serving to Feyenoord to return again and draw 2-2 after his sixty fifth minute introduction.
Final Sunday, it was a primary begin for Yankuba Minteh, with Feyenoord up in opposition to Almere Metropolis at house. The Feyenoord followers can’t have failed however to be impressed. Some glowing play by Yankuba Minteh serving to to open up the opposition, with the Newcastle mortgage signing taking part in on the fitting of a 3 in a 4-2-3-1 formation. In his 62 minutes on the pitch, Yankuba Minteh serving to Feyenoord race to a 4-0 successful lead, earlier than being subbed, the sport ultimately ending up 6-1.
Some nice development for Yankuba Minteh and now right this moment, the Newcastle United mortgage star has scored his first Feyenoord purpose.
Launched on 55 minutes away at Utrecht, with Feyenoord main 2-1.
Yankuba Minteh impressing as soon as once more, taking part in his half in serving to the reigning Dutch champions prolong their result in 4-1, earlier than the large second got here in added time.
The NUFC mortgage winger getting in behind the Utrecht defence, earlier than coolly rounding the keeper and finishing the scoring, a powerful 5-1 away win for Feyenoord.
Yankuba Minteh 🇬🇲(2004) together with his first Eredivisie purpose!
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Yankuba Minteh will now be dreaming of Champions League nights, hoping to characteristic for Feyenoord, as of their group video games they face Atletico Madrid, Lazio and Celtic.
Some very fascinating quotes as BBC Sport talked to these near Yankuba Minteh – Again on 9 August 2023:
Steffen Nielsen – Odense vice soccer chief government:
“We might already see there was one thing with this man.
“We weren’t certain what it was – some X-factor, some magic the place he might do one thing extraordinary.
“The qualities he has should not trainable.
“Both you might have it otherwise you don’t – and he has it, massive time, together with his velocity and quickness.”
“He went from full unknown to very, very recognized.
“He took all the things without delay – he ate the entire cake.
“He grew to become a starter and killed a few of the different groups. It was an excellent time.
“It’s simply him, a soccer and taking part in the sport he loves. It may very well be on a sandy pitch in The Gambia, it may very well be in Odense, it may very well be within the Premier League.
“When he will get the possibility to play within the Premier League, he’ll seize it.”
Tom Saintfiet, head coach of The Gambia’s nationwide group:
“He’s very younger and has a variety of qualities.
“He’s very quick however he can use that velocity in a dribble.
“He can create on the within and out of doors, search for a mixture or go for purpose and is unpredictable for defenders.
“The expectations have been very excessive and the need for a switch places a variety of strain on a younger participant.
“He’s nonetheless a child.
“He listens to the coach and advisers but additionally places himself beneath strain as a result of he tasted what it was wish to be a star.
“He’s a really passionate man, a really good man to work with – very respectful and disciplined.
“He has the extent to play larger than the Danish league – the one query is, what are his limits?
“It’s important to give a participant of his age three or 4 years to know. Is it Holland? Is it England? We don’t know proper now.
“It’s a special degree bodily and mentally however it’s a really, very sensible transfer by Newcastle and the participant that he goes to Feyenoord. The Dutch league is excellent for younger attacking gamers.
“This switch offers him a bit little bit of time to get pleasure from himself. We don’t have to placed on an excessive amount of strain from the beginning. Let him develop.”
