Brighton is ready to earn Manchester United’s goal, Carlos Baleba – but only next summer, Talksport understands.
One United has taken a potential step for the 21-year-old midfielder Baleba.
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However, Senior Seagull’s sources have made it clear that he is not for sale in this transfer window.
The Brighton hierarchy believes that Baleba can be as much worth as much as Moises Caicedo, which you sold to Chelsea.
Caicedo left the club due to a British record fee of £ 115 million.
It means that United had to break the transfer record himself to bring Baleba to Old Trafford after just spent £ 74 million for striker Benjamin Sesko.
Florian Wirtz’s move to Liverpool for 116 million GBP is currently the highest fee that has ever been paid in the Premier League.
Baleba came from French Side Lille in a deal worth around 23 million pounds to Brighton in the summer of 2023.
Since then he has made 77 appearances for the seagulls, with 61 of these games being in the upper area.
Last season in the Premier League, Baleba had the sieve heights ball again and won the property 197 -in 34 games.
The midfielder also made an average of two duels per game, which ended the campaign as one of the best tackers in the division.
But you will have to wait to move him to move for him while looking for a ball winner after focusing on your recruitment on the strikers this summer.
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Make a profit
Brighton knows how to negotiate a high fee for their players and sell stars in massive offers in recent years.
You let United know that for Baleba you will probably have to pay for or even over 100 million GBP, which was signed by the seagulls for around £ 23 million.
In the last seasons, Brighton Caicedo sold £ 115 million after signing it for £ 4.5 mA a few years earlier.
They also left Marc Cucurella, Alexis Mac Allister and Yves Bissouma for big profits.
The seagulls signed Cucurella for £ 15 million and sold it for £ 60 million, Mac Allister joined £ 7 million and sold it for £ 35 million and biscuits came for a fee of 14.5 million GBP and sold it for £ 35 million.
Joao Pedro was also sold to Chelsea for £ 60 million this summer, which is twice as high as what they paid for the Brazilian striker.
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View into the future
You have to wait until next summer to sign Baleba if you complete a potential offer after your request.
However, this can incorporate into the hands of the Red Devils because Amorim seems to be looking for a replacement for Casemiro.
The 33-year-old Brazilian contract in Old Trafford expired in 2026 and United will lose his ball capacity.
Casemiro is part of a limited number of midfielder who had an average of more duels per game than Baleba last season.
But if he left at the end of his current deal, only Manuel Ugarte would leave it as a more defensive option in midfield.
So Baleba could be seen as a player who enters the veteran shoes when United continues his interest next year.