Manchester United are set to make a second bid for Carlos Baleba this week after making the Brighton midfielder their next key transfer target. United have already spent more than £200million on Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko to transform their forward line, and now Ruben Amorim wants to bolster his midfield.

Brighton have forged a strong reputation as strict sellers over the years, generating eye-watering transfer fees for players they have signed on the cheap and developed. Baleba is no different, flourishing into one of the Premier League's most highly-rated midfielders since his £26million arrival from Lille in 2023.

Manchester United’s final pre-season match against Fiorentina yesterday once again demonstrated that Ruben Amorim is in desperate need of a physical, athletic central midfielder to partner Bruno