Carlos Baleba transfer: Man Utd given hope after Brighton drop huge hint
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler does not fear losing his Seagulls stars, and is confident his side will continue to find solutions when their stars are sold. Carlos Baleba is the latest standout player to be linked with a move away from the Amex Stadium, with Manchester United the interested party.
The Red Devils have a midfielder next on their agenda after completing a deal for Benjamin Sesko. The £74million transfer followed the additions of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha to Ruben Amorim's squad.
Brighton have already seen Joao Pedro depart this summer for a substantial sum and waved goodbye to the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo in recent seasons. And Hurzeler, 32, is not perturbed at the prospect of that being a pattern that continues heading into the new season.
While the Seagulls head coach pointed to examples of Brighton not exclusively being a selling club, the German boss' stance may provide United with some heart. There was certainly no hands off warning as Hurzeler discussed his squad.
"We as a club always find solutions and I'm sure in the future we will find solutions," Hurzeler told the Monday Night Club. "That's our model, we have to accept it.
"I think that as a club we have proved we are not only selling big players. We have had offers for other players - big offers for [Kaoru] Mitoma and other players. We proved that we are not selling every player.
"Of course there were some big players who left the club, but there are new players that are coming into the club. With the togetherness we have, with the team chemistry we have, we can compete with the big teams, and we can compete with teams who might be individually better than us."
Hurzeler retains confidence in his side's ability to handle any setback. "No chance. I don't feel fear," he said when asked if he worries about being required to sell key players.
"I'm not afraid of anything because the only thing we can do is be the best version we can be every day, like work as hard as we can. All the other things we can't influence, so we really have to focus on us.
"For sure, we can't spend the money like the big teams but one of our biggest values is togetherness. And if you stay together, if we try to push our limits and increase the boundaries, then I'm sure we can compete with the big teams."
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