{"id":518166,"date":"2026-06-04T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/518166\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:08:13","slug":"tottenham-considering-summer-move-for-carlos-baleba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/518166\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham considering summer move for Carlos Baleba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur will look to sign 22-year-old Cameroonian international Carlos Baleba from Brighton & Hove Albion this summer.<\/p>\n

According to a report by TEAMtalk<\/a>,\u00a0Carlos Baleba is the subject of interest from Tottenham Hotspur. The Lilywhites are keen on reinforcing their first-team squad by signing a holding midfielder in the upcoming transfer window, and they have set their sights on the 22-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder.<\/p>\n

TEAMtalk\u2019s report indicates Baleba remains a Manchester United target, though recent reports have claimed that the Red Devils have ruled out a summer move<\/a>. Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Albion will demand around \u00a380 million to part ways with him in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

How has Carlos Baleba fared in the Premier League?<\/p>\n

Carlos Baleba has established himself as one of the most promising young midfielders in the Premier League since joining Brighton & Hove Albion from LOSC Lille in August 2023. While the 22-year-old required an adjustment period, he has made significant progress in the last three seasons, becoming a mainstay in the middle of the park for his club and country.<\/p>\n

The Cameroonian international has made over 100 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion thus far while chipping in with four goals and two assists<\/a>. Meanwhile, Baleba\u2019s progress piqued the attention of high-profile clubs. Tottenham Hotspur will be among the prospective suitors vying for his signature this year.<\/p>\n

London calling?<\/p>\n

Carlos Baleba has been on Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s wishlist for an extended period<\/a>. The North London club\u2019s pursuit sharpens with Yves Bissouma\u2019s forthcoming departure. Additionally, Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur have been inconsistent in the last two seasons..<\/p>\n

While the Lilywhites are reportedly working on completing a permanent deal for Joao Palhinha<\/a>, they need another holding midfielder. Baleba has thus emerged as a viable target for Tottenham, as he has the ball-playing ability and reading of the game to suit Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s system.<\/p>\n

However, it is unclear if the struggling London giants are ready to meet Brighton\u2019s asking price of \u00a380 million to sign Baleba in the summer transfer window. Additionally, they may face a tall order if the Cameroonian midfielder remains a target for Manchester United, contrary to earlier reported claims.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Baleba is not the only Brighton player on Tottenham\u2019s wishlist, as the TEAMtalk report has revealed that they are also keen on signing Jan Paul van Hecke and Bart Verbruggen, as Roberto De Zerbi looks to stamp his authority on his squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur will look to sign 22-year-old Cameroonian international Carlos Baleba from Brighton & Hove Albion this summer.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,792,21,796,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,15,16,5,795,117378,7,8,3215],"class_list":["post-518166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-brighton","tag-brighton-and-hove-albion","tag-carlos-baleba","tag-eire","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-headlines","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-roberto-de-zerbi","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-tottenham"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116691527767303477","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}