Done deal · 2026

Carlos Baleba completes €76m move to Manchester United

Brighton & Hove Albion → Manchester United · €76m · Value €64m · Confirmed

Confirmed 25 Aug 2026

Carlos Baleba, a midfielder, has completed a move from Brighton & Hove Albion to Manchester United for €76m, confirmed 25 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Samuel Luckhurst, 9 Jun 2026, 76 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 9 Jun 2026 · Samuel Luckhurst, Sky Sports News, Tipsbladet, Sacha Tavolieri
• Talks · 19 Aug 2026 · David Ornstein, Florian Plettenberg, Laurie Whitwell, Sky Sports News, Ben Jacobs, Fabrizio Romano, Simon Stone, BBC Sport, Guardian Sport, Graeme Bailey
• Agreed · 21 Aug 2026 · Graeme Bailey
• Here we go · 21 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Florian Plettenberg, Ben Jacobs, Laurie Whitwell, David Ornstein, BBC Sport, Guardian Sport
• Signed · 25 Aug 2026 · Ben Jacobs, Fabrizio Romano, Laurie Whitwell, Sky Sports News, BBC Sport, Guardian Sport, Alfredo Pedulla

More business at Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion

• Isaac Konde: Liverpool → Manchester United · 28 Sept 2026
• Tyrell Malacia: Manchester United → Cincinnati · Free · 18 Sept 2026
• James Overy: Manchester United → Sydney FC · 6 Sept 2026
• Chido Obi: Manchester United → Willem · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Jack Moorhouse: Manchester United → Dundee · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Amario Cozier-Duberry: Brighton & Hove Albion → Middlesbrough · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Chema Andrés: VfB Stuttgart → Brighton & Hove Albion · €22m · 1 Sept 2026
• Femi Azeez: Millwall → Brighton & Hove Albion · €15m · 1 Sept 2026

• Carlos Baleba profile, value & stats
• Manchester United transfers & squad
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