Carlos Baleba’s New Asking Price Is Revealed As Man Utd Consider Following Up £75M Proposal

BACK David Tully Apr 29th 2026 This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Brighton are expected to demand in excess of £90m if Man Utd make another approach for Carlos Baleba this summer, according to journalist Ben Jacobs. The Cameroon international is believed to be still keen on a switch to Old Trafford, but his form has taken a nosedive this season, and it was assumed that Brighton would make him available for a lower price. However, Jacobs says United may still need to pay more than the £75m they informally offered the Seagulls for Baleba last year: “If Manchester United return, the player’s open to the move. At the time, Manchester United were the only ones mentioning numbers, and they said £75million to Brighton and they were told not for sale with no counter and no price, and Brighton’s belief at that time was that Baleba could effectively, without giving numbers, be like Moises Caicedo and potentially with a good season, get into British transfer record territory.” “Now it’s a little bit different because you could make an argument, certainly Manchester United will, that Baleba’s value has decreased from 12 months ago, and this is why Manchester United at around the £50million to £60million price point would be willing to return and potentially consider that deal.” “But Brighton sources have told me anything that begins with a five, a six, and very possibly a seven or an eight is not going to be engaged with. So Baleba is still going to fall into an expensive category if Manchester United want to proceed, but he’s one of several options.” Man Utd won’t pay that much for Baleba £90m would seem excessive for a midfielder who has only started 20 Premier League games this season. Baleba is clearly a player who is well-liked by Director of Football Jason Wilcox and the recruitment team, but they are not going to pay well over the odds for the midfielder. You would expect them to move on to alternatives if Brighton don’t lower their demands. Buy a Man Utd adidas Originals Terrace Icons Collection Fashion Jersey from Fanatics here Who are the other targets under consideration? Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson is seen as a top option, along with Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni, but neither deal is likely to be straightforward. Man City are said to be frontrunners for Anderson, while reports suggest that Real are not looking to sell Tchouameni, despite suggestions that they have received encouragement that the Frenchman is available. Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali, Wolves’s Joao Gomes, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller are also on the club’s radar, along with Baleba. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.