{
  "id": 3308876,
  "title": "Manchester United officially sign Cameroon star Carlos Baleba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/manchester-united-officially-sign-cameroon-star-carlos-baleba",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/sports/manchester-united-officially-sign-cameroon-star-carlos-baleba"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Manchester United have officially signed Cameroon international Carlos Baleba from Brighton & Hove Albion. The 22-year-old midfielder joins the Red Devils subject to registration, with a reported fee of £70 million. This signing strengthens United's midfield ahead of the new season, alongside recent signings Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.\n\nAccording to Manchester United, Baleba has established himself as one of the most talented midfielders in the Premier League. In the 2024/25 season, his combined tackles and interceptions ranked sixth among midfielders in the league, while he also ranked fourth for progressive ball carries per 90 minutes. Baleba expressed his excitement to join the club, calling it \"an incredible feeling to join the club of my dreams\".\n\nManchester United legend Paul Scholes has expressed doubts about the club's recent midfield signings, including Baleba. Scholes stated that English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is better than the new signings, despite Mainoo not being outstanding last season. Scholes noted that Mainoo made a significant impact towards the end of the season and that the club's spending on midfield reinforcements, over £150m, may not be justified.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Transfer: He’s aggressive – Rooney reacts as Man Utd sign Baleba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/transfer-hes-aggressive-rooney-reacts-as-man-utd-sign-baleba",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:18:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Man United sign midfielder Carlos Baleba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-united-sign-midfielder-carlos-baleba",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:31:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Manchester United sign Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba from Brighton until 2031",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/manchester-united-sign-cameroons-carlos-baleba-from-brighton-until",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:49:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Carlos Baleba joins Manchester United in transfer from Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/carlos-baleba-joins-manchester-united-in-transfer-from-brighton",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:55:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}