Carlos Baleba was destined for greater things

Carlos Baleba of Cameroon challenged by Deon Hotto of Namibia during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Cameroon and Namibia at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon September 7, 2024 ©Achille Ndomo Tsanga/BackpagePix

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Staff Reporter

Friday 27 December 2024. 15:00

Brentford manager Thomas Frank believes Brighton & Hove Albion’s Cameroonian midfielder Carlos Baleba is destined for bigger things.

The Bees and the Seagulls are due to meet in the Premier League on Friday night at the AmEx Stadium and Frank admits he has been impressed with 20-year-old Baleba this season.

“They have so many threats going forward so I expect a difficult game,” noted the Brentford boss.

“Every away game is a chance to turn the away form around. We go there with the belief that we can win. Having said that, Brighton are a strong team.

“I think (Brighton manager) Fabian Hürzeler has done a good job. They have a very good team, a more or less fully firing team, at their disposal.

“(Kaoru) Mitoma is finding his form again. (João) We know that Pedro is a top player.

“(Carlos) Baleba is an excellent midfielder. He will definitely go to one of the bigger clubs in the future.”

Baleba is in his second season at Brighton and has scored three goals in 15 games in all competitions.