Why did MU spend 100 million pounds on Baleba?

Carlos Baleba is in MU's sights.

Manchester United spent big this summer: Matheus Cunha from Wolves for £62.5m, Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford for £71m and Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig for £76.5m. More than £210m was spent on strengthening the attack - the weakest weapon last season, when the team scored just 44 goals in the Premier League, their worst return in more than half a century.

But it seems that coach Ruben Amorim and the INEOS owners are still not satisfied. The latest name to be targeted is Carlos Baleba, a 21-year-old midfielder from Brighton, who is valued at no less than 100 million pounds. A figure enough to make any deal a controversial topic.

Baleba has youth, a great physique and an energetic playing style - things that are valuable in the harsh environment of the Premier League. Brighton, with their habit of selling players for high prices, will not let the African pearl go cheap. The question is, do United really need him at this time?

Because in the center of midfield, they have Kobbie Mainoo - only 20 years old but already considered a treasure at Carrington. Mainoo finished third in last year's Kopa Trophy, behind only Lamine Yamal and Arda Guler. This award was voted by a panel of 10 former Ballon d'Or winners, Michael Owen, Marco van Basten, Kaka, Andriy Shevchenko, Ruud Gullit, Pavel Nedved, Matthias Sammer, Jean-Pierre Papin, Igor Belanov and Gianni Rivera - legends who know what a real talent is - all rated Mainoo in the top three best young players in the world .

MU has potential Mainoo in midfield.

It is true that Mainoo has had an injury-delayed season, missing out on the chance to continue competing for the Kopa Trophy. But his potential is not lost. In the eyes of many fans, this is the time for MU to put all their trust in, give more time and opportunity for the "homegrown" player to shine, instead of spending hundreds of millions of pounds on another face in the same position.

Furthermore, MU has not sold many players to balance the finances, except for loaning Marcus Rashford to Barcelona. Spending £100 million on Baleba in that context will create great pressure not only on the budget but also on the team building strategy: who will be the main player? Who will accept being a reserve? And will “buying more” inadvertently hinder Mainoo’s development?

Of course, modern football does not allow for living on emotions. Baleba is a talent worth pursuing, and internal competition is sometimes a catalyst for progress. But with MU at this time, when they put most of their budget into the attack, the priority should be to fully exploit the available resources, especially young players who have been proven in a harsh environment.

The final question remains for Amorim: does he want to build a United based on the identity and maturity of Mainoo, or continue to enter the shopping vortex, despite the risks and pressures? In football, a transfer decision can change the whole season - for better or for worse. And with Baleba, the answer will say a lot about the path United choose to take back to the top.

Source: https://znews.vn/mu-vung-100-trieu-bang-cho-baleba-de-lam-gi-post1575944.html