Are you 24 or older?

Help us verify your age by providing an honest response. This site contains gambling advertising for 24+.

Age-restricted content

You’re not old enough to view betting content. You’ll be redirected to the homepage.

alt

This page contains affiliate links. When you purchase through the links provided, we may earn a commission.

+18 or +21, depending on state | Commercial Content | T&C's Apply | Play Responsibly | Publishing Principles
Southampton FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - Premier LeagueGetty Images Sport

Brighton 'don't fear' losing Carlos Baleba to Man Utd as Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler reveals why he's 'not afraid' of record approach

Exclusive Streaming Home
peacock logo image for promo

Peacock Premium

✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.

✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.

✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.


Monthly from$12.99
Budget Cord-Cutter
Sling Blue Promo Panel logo

Sling TV

✅ Provides nationwide access to USA Network, securing the primary cable home for the league's linear broadcasts.

✅ Includes access to live, local NBC affiliates for the marquee weekend matches in designated major media markets. 

✅ Serves as the cheapest way to access live cable TV sports channels without paying for a bloated traditional bundle.


Monthly from$45.99
Premium Cable Alternative
DirecTV

DirecTV

✅ Carries both USA Network and your local NBC station, ensuring you get every nationally televised match.

✅ Includes unlimited cloud DVR storage so you can easily record and save early morning fixtures.

✅ Replicates the classic set-top box feel with a familiar channel guide, making it easy to channel-surf on weekend mornings.


Over 28 months$79.99
Exclusive Streaming Home
peacock logo image for promo

Peacock Premium

✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.

✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.

✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.


Monthly from$12.99
Budget Cord-Cutter
Sling Blue Promo Panel logo

Sling TV

✅ Provides nationwide access to USA Network, securing the primary cable home for the league's linear broadcasts.

✅ Includes access to live, local NBC affiliates for the marquee weekend matches in designated major media markets. 

✅ Serves as the cheapest way to access live cable TV sports channels without paying for a bloated traditional bundle.


Monthly from$45.99
Premium Cable Alternative
DirecTV

DirecTV

✅ Carries both USA Network and your local NBC station, ensuring you get every nationally televised match.

✅ Includes unlimited cloud DVR storage so you can easily record and save early morning fixtures.

✅ Replicates the classic set-top box feel with a familiar channel guide, making it easy to channel-surf on weekend mornings.


Over 28 months$79.99
Exclusive Streaming Home
peacock logo image for promo

Peacock Premium

✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.

✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.

✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.


Monthly from$12.99
  • Hurzeler does not fear losing Baleba
  • Man Utd eyeing move for Brighton midfielder
  • Seagulls unlikely to sell this summer
Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱
  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Despite the Red Devils' strong interest in Baleba, Hurzeler claimed that he is not afraid of losing any of his first-team players, as he called for his own team to stay united for the 2025-26 Premier League campaign. Brighton are reluctant to sell their star midfielder and could only be convinced to sanction a sale if an offer arrives in excess of £100 million ($135m). 

  • Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion - Pre-Season FriendlyGetty Images Sport

    WHAT HURZELER SAID

    Speaking on BBC's Monday Night Club podcast, the Seagulls boss was asked if he was afraid of losing key players, to which he replied: "No chance. I don't feel fear. I'm not afraid of anything because the only thing we can do is be the best version we can be every day, like work as hard as we can. 

    "All the other things we can't influence, so we really have to focus on us. For sure, we can't spend the money like the big teams but one of our biggest values is togetherness. And if you stay together, if we try to push our limits and increase the boundaries, then I'm sure we can compete with the big teams."

  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    The 32-year-old German coach added: "We as a club always find solutions and I'm sure in the future we will find solutions. That's our model, we have to accept it. I think that as a club we have proved we are not only selling big players. We have had offers for other players - big offers for [Kaoru] Mitoma and other players. We proved that we are not selling every player.

    "Of course, there were some big players who left the club, but there are new players that are coming into the club. With the togetherness we have, with the team chemistry we have, we can compete with the big teams, and we can compete with teams who might be individually better than us."

  • ENJOYED THIS STORY?

    Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting

    Follow GOAL on Google
  • Tottenham Hotspur FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - Premier LeagueGetty Images Sport

    WHAT NEXT FOR BRIGHTON?

    Brighton will kick-start their 2025-26 Premier League campaign on Saturday as they host Fulham at the Amex Stadium. They will hope to have Baleba to call upon.