£70m Carlos Baleba only wants to join Manchester United as transfer could be back on

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3 July 2026

Manchester United could reportedly be back in for Brighton midfielder

Carlos Baleba

after missing out on some recent transfer targets.

Mateus Fernandes has just been confirmed as a new Tottenham player, but he’d also been on Man Utd’s radar.

The Red Devils were keen on Fernandes but ultimately viewed him as too expensive, according to

iNews

, while Manchester City ended up winning the race for Elliot Anderson, who’d also been an option for United, according to

BBC Sport

Now this could mean reviving interest in

Baleba, who remains keen on a move to Old Trafford

, according to

Give Me Sport

Baleba was notably a target for United last summer, but Brighton were understandably keen not to sell the talented young Cameroon international.

Even now after a slight dip in form, it seems Brighton would be expected to command as much as £70m to let Baleba go, according to Give Me Sport’s report.

It remains to be seen if MUFC would still pay that for the 22-year-old, who perhaps now looks a bit overpriced after failing to maintain the form that got him onto the club’s radar in the first place.

United do need to find a solution in midfield soon, though, with Casemiro’s departure leaving a major hole to be plugged in Michael Carrick’s midfield.

Manuel Ugarte has also suffered a serious injury

whilst at the World Cup with Uruguay, so the club could also do with more depth in that department.

Baleba might not be perfect, but it’s a difficult market at the moment with players like Anderson and Fernandes costing hugely inflated fees, so this could end up being a decent option to explore.

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