Brighton Immediately Set A Price Of IDR 2.2 Trillion For Baleba Because Manchester United And Manchester City Are Interested

Carlos Baleba is in demand by Manchester City and Manchester United (Instagram/@carlos_baleba).

JAKARTA - Brighton has set a asking price of 120 million euros (IDR 2.2 trillion) for clubs that want to recruit Carlos Baleba.

The midfielder has attracted interest from Manchester United and Manchester City. Pep Guardiola has long admired this Cameroonian midfielder, while Ruben Amorim is also a big fan of the 21-year-old player.

The Red Devils have not contacted Brighton. According to ESPN, any deal will be even more difficult because they managed to sign Benjamin Sesko.

Manchester United have agreed to an agreement worth around 85 million euros (Rp1.6 trillion including bonuses for the RB Leipzig striker.

However, recruiting new midfielders is possible if they can release players who are considered surplus by Amorism, such as Alejandro Garnacho.

Meanwhile, Baleba is pleased to stay at Amex this summer, with a move that is considered more likely to occur in the next year.

Baleba has emerged as a key player under head coach Fabian Hurzeler after adapting to the Premier League.

He made 34 appearances for Brighton in the 2024/2025 Premier League season, scoring three goals and contributing one assist.

Lille will earn 20 percent of every Baleba transfer fee in the future that exceeds 30 million euros - the price Brighton needs to recruit the player from the Ligue 1 club in 2023.

If Baleba leaves the club with a profitable transfer, he will be the latest player of a long series of Brighton players to have been subjected to major transfers to other Premier League clubs.

Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, and Joao Pedro all moved to Stamford Bridge. Caicedo moved with an agreement worth 115 million pounds (Rp 2.5 trillion).

Ben White, Yves Bissouma, and Alexis Mac Allister were each recruited by Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool.