Brighton are keen to keep hold of Baleba, who is under contract until 2028 with the option of a further 12 months, and warned United it would take a fee around the £115 million ($156 million) Chelsea paid to sign Moisés Caicedo two years ago to get a deal for Baleba over the line.

Excitement has been building at Manchester United as the club look set to get serious about finally fixing a key problem position.Ruben Amorim has tried several different combinations in the middle

Brighton boss Fabian Huerzler says he's confident Carlos Baleba will stay despite £100m Manchester United interest. The manager also confirmed that he is in contention to start in their opening fixture against Fulham.