According to sources in Spain, Barcelona dispatched scouts to the African Cup of Nations to observe Newcastle United winger .
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona authorities have also been watching Ivory Coast star Ousmane Diomande, a Sporting Lisbon centre-back with whom Newcastle has been connected several times in recent months.
Minteh started two of Gambia’s three group games, playing on the right and left wings in Group C defeats against Senegal, Cameroon, and Guinea.
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I watched the two games he started, and the 19-year-old frequently appeared to be Gambia’s strongest threat. He’s still raw and has a lot to learn, as you’d expect from a relatively inexperienced adolescent, but his fast pace, directness, and dashes in behind drew our attention.
According to the report, the La Liga giants have been watching six players during the tournament: Ernest Nuamah (Ghana), Ousmane Diomande (Ivory Coast), Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Raphael Onyedik (Nigeria), and our own Yankuba Minteh (Gambia).
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