00:00He's a revelation at Brighton and could bring in more than 20 million euros for LOSC, but who is Carlos Baleba?
00:05He was born on January 3, 2004 in Douala, in the Aqua district, and for him football very early on became a family affair.
00:10His father, a former football player who had unsuccessful trials at Saint-Etienne, passed on his passion, trained him and accustomed him to hard work.
00:17Baleba will initially start as a right winger, before being repositioned as a midfielder during a tournament where he was scouted.
00:22At the age of 13, he joined the football school of the breweries of Cameroon, and at 14, he followed a very demanding program.
00:28Weight training, running, and then he sets himself a single goal: to become a professional.
00:32In January 2022, at the age of 18, LOSC spotted him and signed him until 2026.
00:37He will start with the Pro 2 group, he will discover Europe at a leisurely pace, adapt to the climate, the country, etc.
00:42And in 2022, Paulo Fonseca took him along for pre-season training, and there, the young Baleba made a really strong impression.
00:48On August 7 of the same year, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Osserre, he continued to make appearances, he also appeared in the Coupe de France against 3 in particular.
00:54And that year, we will discover the player that Carlos Baleba, for those who may have forgotten him a little in Ligue 1.
00:59He is a box-to-box midfielder, left-footed, powerful, with an immense work rate, capable of forward runs, driving forward and breaking lines.
01:07He is also a player who likes to go forward, who withstands duels, and who also comes back to help his defense.
01:11He is really a second N'Golo Kante, whose profile is extremely similar as a player.
01:15But he needs to learn to channel his energy a little.
01:17Many people who have trained or coached him have said that he needs to learn to channel his energy, and sometimes be a little more intelligent about choosing whether or not to make an effort.
01:24And so in the summer of 2023, the island will make one of the biggest sales of its transfer window, selling him for 27 million euros to Brighton.
01:30Firstly, it's an amount excluding bonuses, but more importantly, secondly, LOSC has a percentage on resale.
01:34And while in the first league, he established himself as a defensive midfielder and became a Cameroonian international,
01:38Well, at the end of 2025, there are rumors that clubs like Manchester United would be ready to spend 85 million euros to strengthen their midfield.
01:45And that could bring in close to 25 million euros for LOSC.
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