Carlos Baleba joins Manchester United in transfer from Brighton

Cameroon midfielder joins EPL powerhouse for a interest understood to beryllium worthy up to 70 cardinal pounds.

Manchester United person signed Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba from chap English Premier League nine Brighton.

The 22-year-old is the 3rd midfielder signed by the Red Devils during the summertime transportation window.

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“Manchester United is pleased to corroborate that Carlos Baleba has joined the club, taxable to registration,” the 20-time Premier League champions said successful a connection connected Tuesday.

United said Baleba signed a woody until 2031 with the enactment to widen for a further year, but it did not disclose the value.

It is understood that Brighton had been holding retired for a woody worthy $100m though United are believed to person agreed a 70-million-pound ($95m) transportation fee, which takes their spending connected midfield reinforcements to much than 150 cardinal pounds ($204m) successful this window.

Baleba was calved successful Douala, Cameroon, but started his nonrecreational vocation successful 2022 with French Ligue 1 broadside Lille. The adjacent year, helium joined Brighton, wherever helium made 79 starts and registered much than 100 appearances for the Seagulls.

United had been linked with a determination for Baleba, who plays successful a antiaircraft relation successful midfield, past summertime and again successful the January transportation window.

Baleba, who follows chap midfielders Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos to Old Trafford this summer, has made 16 appearances for Cameroon.

“Baleba has already established himself arsenic 1 of the astir talented midfielders successful the Premier League,” United’s connection said.

“During the 2024/25 season, his combined fig of tackles and interceptions was the sixth-highest among midfielders successful the league, portion helium besides ranked fourth-highest for progressive shot carries per 90 minutes.

“Last season, Baleba played 31 games successful the Premier League, ranking successful the apical 8 per cent of players for combined tackles and interceptions arsenic good arsenic the apical 1 per cent for 2nd balls won, helping Brighton & Hove Albion to suffice for the UEFA Conference League.”

The trio of midfield signings by United volition assistance to capable the spread near by Brazil’s erstwhile Real Madrid prima Casemiro, who has joined Major League Soccer broadside Inter Miami successful the United States.

“It is an unthinkable feeling to articulation the nine of my dreams,” Baleba said.

“Playing astatine Old Trafford is ever special, but the accidental to bash truthful arsenic a Manchester United subordinate volition beryllium a existent honour.

“I cannot hold to enactment with Michael Carrick. His acquisition and cognition of the crippled marque him the cleanable manager to assistance maine to scope the highest level.”