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Manchester United confirm Carlos Baleba signingas midfield spend nears £150m

Cameroon international joins from Brighton

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PA Media and Guardian sport25 Aug 2026, 03:58 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readSportsGlobal

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Manchester United confirm Carlos Baleba signing as midfield spend nears £150m

Cameroon international joins from Brighton

He says United are the ‘club of my dreams’

Manchester United have completed the signing of the Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in a deal worth up to £70m. The Cameroon international is the third midfielder to join this summer, after Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans.

Baleba has signed a five-year contract with the option to extend for 12 months after United agreed a £65m deal plus £5m in add-ons and a sell-on with Brighton. It takes the club’s spend on midfielders to about £148m.

He says United are the ‘club of my dreams’

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Source: The Guardian · PA Media and Guardian sport. Published 25 Aug 2026, 03:58 pm.

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