United’s Big Midfield Gamble | Manchester United News

Manchester United just splashed a record 65 million on Carlos Baleba, with another 5 million in add-ons, completing a massive midfield overhaul that’s cost them over 150 million total. They also added Andrey Santos for 50 million and Youri Tielemans for 35 million — all aimed at filling the void left by Casemiro’s departure. Despite Baleba’s injury-plagued and inconsistent stint at Brighton, United sees his physicality as key to their new, more attacking system. With the market for midfielders exploding this summer, United is betting big on Baleba to anchor their future. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/36ac05b662316c49