Manchester United Secures £70m Deal for Brighton Midfielder Carlos Baleba

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Manchester United Secures £70m Deal for Brighton Midfielder Carlos Baleba
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  1. Friday 21 August 2026 20:41, UK Manchester United have agreed a £70m deal for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.

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    ESPN

    Sources: Man United agree $96M deal for Baleba Manchester United have agreed a deal with Brighton for midfielder Carlos Baleba, sources confirmed to ESPN.

    BBC Sport

    Published Manchester United have agreed a fee of up to £70m for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.

    Yahoo Sports

    Manchester United have agreed to sign Brighton's Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba in a £70 million ($95 million) deal, according to reports on Friday.

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  3. Friday 21 August 2026 18:33, UK Brighton have rejected a £60m bid from Liverpool for winger Yankuba Minteh.

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    Liverpool have had a £50m bid for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton. The club are looking to add two wide forwards to Andoni Iraola’s squad before the transfer deadline, with their pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola continuing.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Carlos Baleba will become Man Utd's third midfield signing of the summer following Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans; United open their Premier League campaign with an away game against Hull City on Saturday lunchtime

  2. 02 Yahoo Sports

    United boss Michael Carrick has overhauled his midfield since the end of last season and Baleba will become the latest new recruit.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    Liverpool’s shortlist of targets also includes Minteh but Brighton, who have lost Danny Welbeck to Chelsea and have Kaoru Mitoma out injured, have rebuffed the approach for the 22-year-old winger.

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Original Articles (6)

UK Man Utd agree £70m deal for Baleba — Sky Sports
UK Brighton reject £60m Liverpool bid for Minteh — Sky Sports
US Sources: Man United agree $96M deal for Baleba — ESPN
UK Man Utd agree £70m fee for Brighton's Baleba — BBC Sport
US Man Utd agree deal for Brighton midfielder Baleba: reports - Yahoo Sports — Yahoo Sports
UK Liverpool see £50m bid for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton — The Guardian Sport