Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler insists he has little question that Carlos Baleba will stay on the membership this season, regardless of reported curiosity from Manchester United.
United had enquired concerning the 21-year-old earlier this month however backed away as soon as it turned clear that Brighton have been unwilling to think about a sale.
Baleba, who joined from Lille in 2023, has already performed in each of the Seagulls’ opening Premier League matches and has made 80 appearances since his arrival on the south coast.
When pressed on whether or not the Cameroon worldwide would nonetheless be a Brighton participant past Monday’s switch deadline, even when a big provide got here in, Hurzeler gave a definitive response: “Sure.”
He then added: “If there’s a quantity greater than 100 [%], I might say greater than 100, so fantastically assured.”
Brighton have been busy within the switch market this summer season, bringing in six new gamers to strengthen Hurzeler’s squad. The arrivals embrace defenders Maxim de Cuyper from Membership Brugge, Olivier Boscagli from PSV Eindhoven and Diego Coppola from Hellas Verona, whereas midfielder Tom Watson has joined from Sunderland.
They’ve additionally added winger Yoon Do-young from Daejeon Hana Citizen and ahead Charalampos Kostoulas from Olympiakos in a deal value £29.8 million.
Nonetheless, Hurzeler doesn’t anticipate any additional enterprise earlier than the window closes. Requested whether or not he believed Brighton have been carried out available in the market, he replied: “I’ve a sense. Generally it’s not so intelligent to share the emotions you will have with the general public, however total I’m very pleased with the squad.”
