Earlier on Monday, we covered a claim from France that Brighton & Hove Albion were in talks with Lille to sign Carlos Baleba.
On the face of it, the 19-year-old appears to be the replacement for Moises Caicedo, who is on his way to Chelsea in a record breaking transfer.
Therefore, Roberto De Zerbi will need someone to come into his midfield, and the Lille youngster has been targeted by Brighton, with the latest news coming from L’Equipe.
RMC Sport previously stated that Lille wanted €30m for their player, and that is echoed in this report, where the French newspaper also add that a first offer of €20m was turned down last week.
The Ligue 1 side are sticking to their asking price for now, but they do know that Beleba is ‘seduced by the idea of playing in an attractive team’ like Brighton, where he would also be helped to improve.
In fact, the belief is that the Seagulls could ‘very soon’ send a new offer to Lille to try and convince them to sell, but it remains to be seen how much money will be involved and whether it will be enough.
