Overview
- Sky Sports reports United assessed the conditions of a move this month, with no expectation of progress in January due to Brighton’s stance.
- Manager Ruben Amorim says there are no ongoing transfer talks and he does not anticipate changes to the squad in this window.
- Reinforcing central midfield is a 2026 priority for United, with plans to sign at least one, possibly two, high-level players.
- Baleba is at the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon and is under contract at Brighton until 2028 after being described as a £100m-rated player in prior reports.
- United’s shortlist extends beyond Baleba to Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Joao Gomes, with younger options Ayyoub Bouaddi and Christos Mouzakitis also being tracked.