Fabrizio Romano says £70m midfielder ‘super keen on joining Man Utd’

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7 July 2026

Fabrizio Romano has reported that

Carlos Baleba

wants to join

Manchester United

in the summer transfer window, but Michael Carrick’s side have yet to make a move for the midfielder.

Baleba

has been on the radar of Man Utd for a while now, with the Red Devils’ co-owners, INEOS, aiming to sign the

Brighton and Hove Albion

midfielder in the summer of 2025.

The midfielder was ready to leave Brighton for

Man Utd

at the time, but INEOS felt that the Seagulls were asking too much for him.

Baleba had a largely underwhelming 2025/26 campaign, and his value has dropped.

According to

TEAMtalk

Brighton are not asking for £100million for Baleba

, like they were last summer.

The reliable transfer news outlet has reported that Brighton now want £70million (at least) for the 22-year-old Cameroon international midfielder.

Earlier this month,

talkSPORT

journalist Ben Jacobs reported that

there is a loose agreement on personal terms between Man Utd and Baleba

The transfer reporter said: “I sense they’ve got other targets ahead of Baleba.

“But it’s a deal they don’t really need to prioritise as much as others, because that is a scenario of a player who wants Man Utd, who has loose personal terms in place from last summer.

“So, if they want to do Baleba, they just have to go to Brighton.”

Transfer guru

Romano

has now brought an update on the situation of Baleba, revealing that the youngster is still keen on a move to Man Utd.

However, according to the Italian journalist, Man Utd have gone cold on the Cameroonian star.

Romano said on his

YouTube channel

: “For Baleba, at the moment, Man Utd are aware of the player’s desire.

“He would be super keen on joining

, but, at the moment, Utd have not returned with an approach or a proposal to Brighton.

“So, at the moment, the Baleba topic, I think, it’s a little bit cold.

“Then if the big topics, the big names and negotiations collapse, let’s see eventually what happens, but, at the moment, it’s just player’s big desire, and that’s it.”

Romano has also brought

an update on the situation of Aurelien Tchouameni

, with

Man Utd reportedly set to raid Real Madrid for the French midfielder

: “What I have always said, and what I also maintain today, is that internally at

, Tchouameni has always been seen as the perfect signing for midfield.

“Top player, elite mentality, world class, so they consider Tchouameni as the perfect replacement for Casemiro.

“Then the point here is on two topics.

“The first one is the salary.

“Tchouameni is on a very big salary at

Real Madrid

, and at the moment, the understanding is that

made already clear to those close to Tchouameni in the contacts they had over the recent months that the only way for Tchouameni to go eventually to Man Utd is on a different salary. And so, that’s the first issue.

“The second issue is

. At the moment, Man Utd are yet to receive any green light from

to go and negotiate for Tchouameni.

“At the moment, they are not receiving any sort of message from Madrid, like, okay, let’s sit at a table and try reach an agreement.

“So, the question is could be the dream signing for Man Utd? For sure.

“He is a player they like, they love, but at the same time the Tchouameni situation could be complicated because of the salary and what

decide.”

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