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Transfer fee of 112 million euros + signing for 5 years! It is revealed that the 21-year-old midfielder will join Manchester United soon

6:02pm, 15 August 2025Football

In order to strengthen the lineup, Manchester United spent a lot of money this summer transfer window. So far, Manchester United has spent 4 million euros to introduce Leon from Portno Hills, 74.2 million euros to introduce Cunya from Wolves, 75 million euros to sign Mbemo from Brentford, and 76.5 million euros to sign Sesco from Leipzig.

There are more than two weeks left before the summer window is closed, and Manchester United also wants to sign a midfielder and a goalkeeper.

In terms of midfield, Brighton's midfielder Baleba is Amorin's favorite candidate, and Baleba is also very eager to join Manchester United. Perhaps some students don’t know the characteristics of Baleba, so let’s briefly introduce them below.

Baleba is 21 years old and is a beast from Cameroon. He has made rapid progress after joining Brighton from Lille two years ago. He has strong physical fitness, good at stealing, strong ability to carry the ball, and has a good passing skills, and is an all-round midfielder. Manchester United needs such a player who can complete multiple tasks in the midfield.

But as the saying goes, good goods are not cheap. According to previous media reports, Brighton's attitude towards Baleba is: he does not intend to sell the player this summer unless he receives a offer of more than 100 million pounds.

What is even more troublesome is that Brighton's transfer strategy in Baleba is exactly the same as when he sold Kesedo before.

When Kesedo transferred, Brighton neither marked the price clearly and did not reveal his psychological expectations. After Liverpool made a offer, Chelsea matched and raised the price to 133 million euros, and then Brighton and Chelsea made a deal.

The same is true for Baleba nowadays. According to transfer expert Romano, during the communication between the two sides, Brighton has always refused to disclose any numbers. To translate it, you just need to pay a price and don’t ask too much. Brighton will nod when he is satisfied.

Fortunately, they are determined to revive Manchester United and are not afraid of throwing coins. They are willing to impress Brighton with their money.

According to Cameroonian media CFOOT, Manchester United has reached an agreement with Brighton on the transfer fee, and they will spend 112 million euros to sign Baleba.

CFOOT focuses on Cameroonian player dynamics. The news that Kesedo joined Chelsea was first disclosed, several days earlier than Romano.

According to well-known reporter Skira, Manchester United will sign a contract with Baleba for 5 years, with a one-year renewal option.

However, due to restrictions on Premier League fiscal rules, Manchester United's budget is relatively tight now, so they may need to sell people to raise funds first. Garnacho is about to join Chelsea, Roma intends to sign Sancho, as well as Hoylen, Maracia and Anthony on the list for sale.

Baleba's arrival will naturally make many fans happy, but some people are not optimistic about this deal, and Manchester United star Roy Keane is one of the opponents.

Keane said: "I was surprised to spend so much money to introduce Baleba. He is indeed a good young player, but he still needs to prove himself. It is too risky to scrape the lottery at a sky-high price."

I wonder what you think? In terms of goalkeeper signings, Manchester United had previously tried to loan Argentina goalkeeper Martinez, but was rejected by Villa.

Donnarumma, who is about to leave Paris, is a good choice, but he is closer to joining Manchester City, and Manchester United is not actively negotiating with him.

According to the latest ESPN report, Onana, who missed the preseason due to a hamstring injury, has recovered from health and hopes to start against Arsenal.

Amorin will evaluate Onana's status in recent days before deciding whether to use him or Baindel.

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