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Arsenal and Tottenham both very impressed with £23m Brighton player and considering moves

Mark Marston
Mark Marston

Arsenal had a pretty productive summer transfer window.

The Gunners signed Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino and Raheem 🔜Sterling – who joined on deadline day from Chelsea.

Though, there is still plenty of room to strengthen the squad and behind the scenes, Arsenal’s recruitment team is already identifying a numberꦐ of tওargets.

With that said, TBR Football can now reveal who ꦡArsenal are scouting ahead of the January tran👍sfer window.

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Arsenal and Tottenham scouting Carlos Baleba

TBR Football can reveal that some of the Premier League’s top club꧋s are showing an interest in the progress of Brighton’s Carlos Baleba.

Baleba arrived at Brighton in꧋ 2023 fro𓄧m Lille and took a little time to settle into life in England.

But now, the Cameroon ♚international is showing some outstandin🤪g form under new Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler.

The 20-year-old was seen as the successor to🐼 M𒁃oises Caicedo and he is now very much living up to expectations.

Prior to joining Brighton – Arsenal, Liverpo🌸ol and Manchester United were amongst the sides who considered moving for him and he is 𝓡again attracting interest.

We can reveal that Arsenal and Liverpool have maintained a watching brief on Baleba, but they are not alone with Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham ✅also understood to have been impressed with Baleba’s recent fo💫rm.

Carlos Baleba profile

Baleba, who joined Brighton for last year, is a technical midfield player who typically operates in the number six ro🐭le.

Accordi💖ng to data, the left-footed maestro is of a similar profile to Amadou Onana, interestingly, who was on Arsenal’s radar in𒆙 the summer.

Baleba ranks in the top four per cent for pass completio𝕴n per 90 compared to his positional peers across Europe, amplifying his exceptional proficieౠncy in possession.

Further, he sits in the top t🙈hree per cent for blocks and 15 per cent for aerial duels won – evincing his defensive qualities♈, too.

Clearly, whoever manages to la✅nd his signature will be getting a top player with a high ceiling, given he only turned 20 th🗹is year.