Carlos Baleba is being linked with a high-profile move from Brighton to Paris St-Germain, with the Ligue 1 champions reportedly tracking the Cameroon defensive midfielder amid growing interest across Europe.
The 22-year-old, valued at €60.00m on transfermarkt, is the subject of fresh speculation suggesting PSG are considering him as a long-term option at the base of their midfield. The current probability of any deal being completed is not specified, with the rumour listed only as “?”, underlining how early and uncertain talks remain.
Baleba is currently on the books at Brighton & Hove Albion, having joined the Premier League side from Lille in 2023, but there is no recorded expiry date on his existing contract. That lack of publicly known contract length, combined with rapid rises in his estimated market value, has fuelled discussion that he could either command a sizeable fee or, further down the line, become a significant free-agent opportunity if no extension is agreed.
The midfielder’s value has soared since his early days at Brasseries du Cameroun and Lille’s B team, climbing from €150,000 in May 2022 to €5m by June 2023 and then jumping again after his move to Brighton. His development in England has been reflected in successive revaluations, reaching €60.00m by late 2025.
Born in Douala on 3 January 2004 and standing at 1.79m, the left-footed Baleba operates primarily as a defensive midfielder, with Brighton using him to shield the back line and recycle possession in the Premier League. Although recent individual match data is not provided here, his rise through Ligue 1 with Lille and then into the English top flight suggests consistent performances at a high level.
Should a move to PSG materialise, it would mark a return to French football and could become a defining step in Baleba’s career, shaping both his reputation in European competition and his long-term potential at the top of the game.
