Manchester United look certain to sign a central midfielder in 2026 and they are casting the net wide over an array of options.

The Red Devils were keen on signing someone in the centre of the park over the summer and were heavily linked with Brighton’s Carlos Baleba.

An approach was made to the Seagulls over the 21-year-old, but it came to nothing, with Brighton setting a lofty asking price.

Manager Ruben Amorim has been regularly choosing Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro as his midfield pair, but that is not the long-term plan.

ESPN report seven names are on the shopping list at Old Trafford, with Baleba remaining one of their midfield targets.

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The Cameroon international is not the only Premier League player on the list of targets

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