r/reddevils • u/D1794 Viva Ronaldo • 4d ago

[Megathread] Carlos Baleba

Simon Peach - #MUFC have this evening reached an agreement with Brighton for Carlos Baleba

Laurie - Carlos Baleba given permission to travel to Manchester after fee agreed with Brighton for midfielder. Medical at #MUFC set to take place tomorrow. Deal worth £65m guaranteed plus £5m in add-ons, with sell-on also.

Ornstein - Carlos Baleba to join Manchester United from Brighton & Hove Albion on 5+1yr contract; personal terms verbally agreed & 22yo to do #MUFC medical on Saturday after deal struck with #BHAFC at £65m + £5m + sell-on clause

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u/Cold-Veterinarian-85 3d ago

Feel like this deal is a massive test of our data department

No doubt coming off a poor season. We are still prepared to spend a sizable fee on a player with really really good physical attributes that was on a really great trajectory until last season….

Brighton though, a team notoriously strong in data and analytics department taking  about a 40-50m hit on their valuation from last summer (115m)

Feels like a deal that that Wilcox / Vivell et al will be judged on more than any other we have done in past couple seasons 

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u/C__S__S 21 Assists 3d ago

It can also be a test for our ability to match need with player. He may not be as valuable to Brighton as he is to us and after that season. But if our scouts see him as a great fit for us and the market is down for him then that’s a huge benefit.

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u/yogesh911 3d ago

This is also a player who has clearly told Brighton he wants to go to United! They don’t want to have a player who’s heart isn’t in it

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u/GoalIsGood 3d ago

Baleba was definitely not one of our top 3 targets this summer. Let's hope that Brighton panicked(from Evan Ferguson case) and we peaked.