Manchester United’s entertaining 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday came at a cost.
Early in the first half, Mason Mount hobbled off injured, adding to head coach Michael Carrick‘s concerns.
The Englishman has enjoyed a tremendous pre-season, with the new boss utilising him in a deeper midfield role alongside Andrey Santos.
INEOS have been so impressed with their No.7 that there were talks that the Red Devils could opt against signing a third midfielder.
Mason Mount suffered an injury vs PSG
However, those plans came crashing down in Gothenburg, as the former Chelsea star went down the tunnel after an extensive discussion with the medical team and Carrick.
Even if the injury is not too serious, it served as a warning for United’s co-owners. Given the versatile midfielder’s injury history, it would be a major mistake to trust him to stay fit for the entirety of the next campaign.
It is established that the 20-time English league champions would prefer to recruit Premier League-proven players, and Carlos Baleba has been on their radar for quite some time now.
In fact, United had even agreed personal terms with the Brighton & Hove Albion ace last summer only for the Seagulls’ exorbitant valuation to eventually cause the deal to collapse.
Carlos Baleba still yearns for United
The Old Trafford side remain keen on a move this summer as well, but Brighton’s asking price might still prove beyond them.
The Cameroonian’s recent injury has further complicated matters. Fabrizio Romano has provided an intriguing update on the powerful midfielder.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, the Italian claimed that the 22-year-old still dreams of a switch to the Theatre of Dreams, but Brighton are unlikely to relent any time soon.
“The injury to Carlos Baleba is making things more complicated. Manchester United are not proceeding with the Carlos Baleba deal at the moment.
