Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has sent a clear message to Carlos Baleba amid ongoing transfer rumours linking him with Manchester United.

The Cameroon international has shone in his time in the Premier League, and it’s not too surprising to see there’s been plenty of talk of him possibly moving to a bigger club.

Fabrizio Romano has spoken on his YouTube channel about Baleba being one to watch after Man Utd first looked into signing him in the summer transfer window just gone.

Hurzeler has now addressed the speculation, but simply called on Baleba to show he can take the next step in his career by handling this situation in the best possible way, by continuing to simply focus on doing his best for Brighton rather than being distracted by things he can’t control…

"It's the next step to overcome these rumours" ?

Fabian Hurzeler has called for Carlos Baleba to forget about the rumours linking him with a move to Manchester United by performing to his best when Brighton travel to Old Trafford. pic.twitter.com/ySzJyl7ot6

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“I think it’s the next step for him as a person, as a personality, to overcome these rumours,”...