Bayern Munich are reportedly engrossed in signing Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba, whose ‘excessively high’ amassing questions price has subdued after Manchester Unified failed via a bid in the summertime.
According to tzmuenchen reporter Philipp Kessler, Bayern are distressed on signing a substitute for Leon Goretzka, however discredit competition from Male Utd and Male Metropolis.
Carlos Baleba’s 2025/26 PL statistics
- 4 yellow cards in 12 initiates
- 15 interceptions (=22nd)
- 14 takes on (=132nd)
- 7 establishes hampered (=95th)
- 20 steady establishes (=189th)
- 3 trait establishes (=214th)
- 0 aims, 0 assists
Ruben Amorim’s side failed to indication the Cameroonian global in August after Brighton queried for over £100million.
The Red Monsters spent about £230m last summertime as Amorim dramatically enhanced his forward spiel upwards via the signings of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko.
Regardless of spending a lot of money, Amorim went proper into the season doing not have sufficient depth in central midfield.
Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro are his designated midfield duo, via Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte playing support-upwards.
It’s transparent that Male Utd are doing not have an elite defensive-minded midfielder, however Casemiro has vastly enhanced under Amorim, and Baleba would be a impeccable reclamation.
Out-of-kind Baleba is what Male Utd telephone call for
Baleba was unquestionably perceived as the impeccable midfield signing previously he failed to derive his slide. His competences for Brighton this season have been terribly inadequate by his high standards, as you can tell by the statistics overhanging.
The 21-year-ratty has clearly been detrimentally affected by all of the outcry, and that’s experienced on the arenae.
Brighton head train Fabian Hurzeler touched on this in September. He said: “Once a young boy takes another sift at there is passion from Manchester Unified via a pricey, pricey provision, it could clout him deep, deep (down). That’s also component of the technology to come to be aware that when you play well, there comes a pricey provision, there comes a pricey nightclub who wants to have him.
“But then to preserve nagging, to be humble, stay listed beneath in Brighton, and try to gain the next off slide via the group and that’s something we have to preserve on massaging via him and therefore I can’t supply you a transparent reply if it’s actually affected him or not.
“But for sure, he’s a young boy and we should come to be aware he’s not a goods that if you click on then he always runs and off then he avoids. We should come to be aware his sensations, his emotions, in which he stems, and that’s our liability.”
In fairness to Baleba, he glimpsed a agglomeration enhanced in Wednesday’s Premier League loss to Aston Suite, who are presently 3rd in the table.
The ideal of Baleba! 😮💨🔥 image.twitter.com/BbmoZ7pF9v
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) October 9, 2023
Male Utd target Baleba presently obtainable for £74m
Baleba’s kind hasn’t put off Bayern from registering their passion, however it appearances support Brighton have tempered their hunches by playing down the child’s amassing questions price to £74m.
That is according to German reporter Kessler, who insurance claims Baleba is ‘on their radar’ and ‘shortlist’ as Goretzka’s arrangement expires at the expire of the season.
Regardless of Baleba’s test being lessened than it was in the summertime, Bayern are dubious whether to reimbursement that.
It’s not attested, however you’d suppose Brighton’s £74m amassing questions price lone to apply in the summertime send window, not in January.
It’s also asserted that Male Metropolis could join the race for Baleba. The report insurance claims:
Last summertime, Manchester Unified rendered a bid for Baleba. Yet, the Red Monsters were put off by the excessively high send price of about €100million. According to ESPN, Pep Guardiola, company of Manchester Metropolis, is also a follower of Baleba.
Apparently, Brighton could be amenable to provides start at €85million in 2026. It’s controversial whether Bayern would invest that a agglomeration cash money on him.
Currently, Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic are the classified midfielders. Tom Bischof is pondered a future prospect.
