{"id":380604,"date":"2025-08-28T16:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/380604\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:03:11","slug":"brighton-boss-breaks-silence-on-potential-bid-for-carlos-baleba-from-man-utd-near-deadline-if-theres-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/380604\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton boss breaks silence on potential bid for Carlos Baleba from Man Utd near deadline, ‘If there’s a…’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Desperation is a funny and dangerous thing, and Brighton would be well aware of what the repercussions could be for them regarding Carlos Baleba after Man Utd\u2019s start to the season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The memories of Erik ten Hag\u2019s start at Man Utd<\/a> are still fresh, when consecutive losses to start the season prompted the board to splash \u00a3150m on Antony and Casemiro.<\/p>\n

Now that Ruben Amorim<\/a> has seen his midfield get overrun in two games on the trot, with Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s future uncertain<\/a>, Carlos Baleba is back in focus.<\/p>\n

Baleba and United can fix each other<\/a>, because the player isn\u2019t doing very well at Brighton either, and his cheeky messages aren\u2019t helping<\/a>. Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has had his say now.<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by Mike Hewitt\/Getty ImagesBrighton on potential new Man Utd bid for Carlos Baleba<\/p>\n

United walked away from the Baleba deal<\/a> earlier this window after Brighton refused to quote an asking price that was acceptable to United. <\/p>\n

After spending north of \u00a3200m on three attacking additions, United weren\u2019t in a position to spend close to \u00a3115m on Baleba, the amount Brighton needed at the very least. (Moises Caicedo as the benchmark).<\/p>\n

However, that was then, and a new bid from United can\u2019t be ruled out completely now, not just because of the disaster that has transpired on the pitch. <\/p>\n

United are obviously missing an athletic central midfielder, but if they play their cards right, Brighton\u2019s asking price might not be a worry either. <\/p>\n

If sales\/loans with obligation are sanctioned for Antony, Rasmus Hojlund, and Alejandro Garnacho, the total of those three would exceed \u00a3100m. <\/p>\n

Add wage savings, and hopefully Jadon Sancho\u2019s exit, and United would easily be in a position to offer Brighton Caicedo money while keeping their net spend as it is right now.<\/p>\n

However, Fabian Hurzeler, when he was asked about the prospects of his club sanctioning Baleba\u2019s sale this window, was bullish. <\/p>\n

He said: \u201cYes [100% confident Carlos Baleba will be a Brighton player at the end of the window]. If there\u2019s a number more than 100, I would say more than 100. I\u2019m confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“If there’s a number more than 100, I would say that”<\/p>\n

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler is very confident Carlos Baleba will remain at the club \ud83d\udd35 pic.twitter.com\/YEbfT8uMsL<\/a><\/p>\n

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Man Utd fumbled their transfer priorities<\/p>\n

Brighton can\u2019t be faulted for issuing a hands-off warning for Baleba this late in the window, regardless of the amount offered.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a key player for them and could be the difference between the team contending for Europe or fighting for a top-half finish.<\/p>\n

This is United\u2019s error for not prioritising their transfers, as an athletic midfielder should have clearly been higher on the agenda than another No. 10.<\/p>\n

Not only has buying two No. 10s made Bruno Fernandes\u2019 life difficult as a deeper midfielder<\/a>, but it is also not allowing Kobbie Mainoo to play regularly, or for Benjamin Sesko to form an understanding, since Amorim is wedded to Mason Mount<\/a> in the starting XI. <\/p>\n

In effect, buying two No. 10s instead of one plus a defensive midfielder has sent the whole balance of the team haywire.<\/p>\n

It has reached a point where United\u2019s season already looks on the brink of implosion after three games. Amorim will have to find an alternative or manufacture an in-house solution to that problem. <\/p>\n