Hurzeler '100%' Sure Baleba Will Stay At Brighton

Brighton head Fabian Hurzeler says he is "100%" assured midfielder Carlos Baleba will stay astatine nan nine this season.

Manchester United made enquiries astir nan costs of signing nan 21-year-old, but called disconnected their pursuit earlier this period amid nan Seagulls' refusal to sell.

Baleba has started some of Brighton's Premier League games truthful acold and has made 80 appearances for nan nine since joining from Lille successful 2023.

When asked if nan Cameroon world will enactment astatine Brighton past Monday's transportation deadline, moreover if a lucrative bid travel in, Hurzeler replied "yes".

"If location is simply a number much than 100 [%], I would opportunity much than 100, truthful fantastically confident," said Hurzeler.

Brighton person signed six players this summer, including defenders Maxim de Cuyper from Club Brugge for £17.5m, Olivier Boscagli from PSV Eindhoven connected a free transportation and Diego Coppola from Hellas Verona for an undisclosed fee.

Midfielder Tom Watson joined from Sunderland for £10m, winger Yoon Do-young was signed from Daejeon Hana Citizen and guardant Charalampos Kostoulas was recruited from Olympiakos for £29.8m.

Hurzeler does not expect immoderate much arrivals earlier nan deadline.

"I person a feeling," he said, erstwhile asked if Brighton were vanished successful nan market.

"Sometimes it's not truthful clever to stock nan feelings you person pinch nan public, but wide I'm very happy pinch nan squad."