Brighton and Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler is "very, very confident" that Manchester United target Carlos Baleba will remain at the club this summer. The Red Devils are eyeing an audacious swoop for Baleba, but there is an acceptance among all parties that a deal is incredibly difficult to do.

According to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, Brighton have deployed the same negotiation tactic they used to offload Moises Caicedo, to Chelsea, on United. The journalist said: "For Carlos Baleba, the contacts are still ongoing.

Manchester United are keen to hand an elite midfielder to Ruben Amorim before the end of the transfer window.United have transformed the side’s attack, having added Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and