Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Culture

Man Utd agree to deal for Brighton midfielder Baleba

Reports say the 22-year-old is due to travel to Manchester this weekend to finalise a £70 million deal.

Man Utd agree to deal for Brighton midfielder Baleba

Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign Brighton's Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba for a fee of £70 million, according to reports on Friday. The 22-year-old, who joined Brighton from Lille in 2023, will make the move to Old Trafford this weekend. United's manager, Michael Carrick, has made several changes to the midfield following last season's end, with Baleba set to become the latest addition to the squad.

During his time at Brighton, Baleba played over 100 matches in all competitions but was not at his best last season, starting only 23 Premier League games and failing to score. Other new arrivals at Manchester United this summer include Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos from Aston Villa and Chelsea, respectively, as the club replaces Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte.

The team, which finished third in the previous season, will kick off their Premier League campaign against promoted Hull on Saturday.

Written by urgent.news from Free Malaysia Today's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

Read the original at freemalaysiatoday.com →

More in Culture

More from Friday 21 August →