{"id":19592,"date":"2025-08-08T06:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/approach-maid-inflated-and-expanded-inflation-of-top-transfer-targets-for-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:19:05","slug":"approach-maid-inflated-and-expanded-inflation-of-top-transfer-targets-for-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/approach-maid-inflated-and-expanded-inflation-of-top-transfer-targets-for-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach Maid: Inflated and expanded inflation of top transfer targets for Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/approach-maid-inflated-and-expanded-inflation-of-top-transfer-targets-for-chelsea\/#Transfers_from_Carlos_Valleva_to_Manchester_United_could_inflate_fees\" >Transfers from Carlos Valleva to Manchester United could inflate fees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/approach-maid-inflated-and-expanded-inflation-of-top-transfer-targets-for-chelsea\/#Man_United_should_be_careful_of_Balevas_overexpenditure\" >Man United should be careful of Baleva&#8217;s overexpenditure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are linked to Carlos Valleva (photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United reportedly faces payments of up to \u00a3115 million for the potential transfer of Brighton midfielder Carlos Valleva.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cameroon International has been shining between in Brighton and has recently been the subject of a survey from Man Utd.<\/p>\n<p>It added that journalist Ben Jacobs said the Red Devils did not receive a response about Valeva&#8217;s asking price.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to the X post below, the Seagulls appears to be someone who can command a \u00a3115 million fee by next summer, just like if they had sold Moises Caiceco to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Brighton&#8217;s preference is to keep Carlos Valleva up until at least the summer of 2026,&#8221; Jacobs posted. &#8220;Manchester United are making inquiries via intermediaries and prices are not quoted. The Brighton class believes it is as valuable as Moses Caseco, the club sold one day. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#CFC<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    For \u00a3115 million. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transfers_from_Carlos_Valleva_to_Manchester_United_could_inflate_fees\"><\/span>Transfers from Carlos Valleva to Manchester United could inflate fees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Valeva is definitely a huge talent, but even Kaiseko doesn&#8217;t deserve what Chelsea paid him for.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brighton midfielder Carlos Valleva&#8217;s actions (Photo: Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In short, the Blues deal with Kaiseko appears to have inflated the market significantly, with Brighton thinking it could charge a slightly unrealistic fee for the star name.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether United will be paying that much for Valeva or move on to other, more affordable targets instead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_United_should_be_careful_of_Balevas_overexpenditure\"><\/span>Man United should be careful of Baleva&#8217;s overexpenditure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MUFC has been stabbed several times in recent years after wasting money on poor signatures such as Antony, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund.<\/p>\n<p>Even before that, during the post-Suil Alex Ferguson era there were other expensive flops like Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria and Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>Baleba could be suitable for top clubs like United, but it will be interesting to see if Brighton can win such a huge transfer fee once again.<\/p>\n<p>United will certainly want to show that after getting many of their recent signatures wrong, they can&#8217;t be forced to pay too much again.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are linked to Carlos Valleva (photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images) Manchester United reportedly faces payments of up to \u00a3115 million for the potential transfer of Brighton midfielder Carlos Valleva. 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