Manchester United have agreed a deal to signal midfielder Carlos Baleba from Brighton and Hove Albion, in accordance with a number of stories.
United will reportedly pay £65million plus £5m in add-ons for the Cameroon worldwide, a long-term goal for the Pink Devils.
Baleba has been given permission to journey to Manchester to bear a medical and full the transfer.
The Cameroon worldwide had a disappointing 2025-26 marketing campaign through which he made 35 appearances however did not hit the heights of his first two seasons on the Amex.
Baleba is sidelined with an ankle ligament damage however it isn’t regarded as a long-term drawback.
When he does return to health, the 22-year-old will add physicality and athleticism to a United midfield already bolstered in latest weeks by the arrivals of Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.
With Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte, who’s out with an damage suffered on the World Cup, additionally within the squad, the deal will enable boss Michael Carrick to focus his consideration elsewhere.
United’s major different space of concern is at left-back. They’ve been linked with Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde and are long-term admirers of Newcastle United’s Lewis Corridor, however a transfer for the latter appears to be like unlikely at this late stage of the switch window.
