# Man Utd eye Barcelona’s Balde – Monday’s gossip

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-utd-eye-barcelonas-balde-mondays-gossip/
- Published: 2026-11-01T23:00:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T23:37:50+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqkgk0l3zpnyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Sport, World

## Key points

- Manchester United are reportedly interested in Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde.
- Barcelona could use a departure to pursue Lisandro Martínez.
- Several clubs are assessing defenders and goalkeepers for future moves.

## Summary

Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde could leave in January, with Manchester United reportedly interested in the 23-year-old Spain international. His departure might also create room for Barcelona to pursue United defender Lisandro Martínez.

The roundup also says Liverpool have shortlisted Nottingham Forest’s Murillo and Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck as possible future successors to Virgil van Dijk. Other reported transfer interest includes Real Madrid monitoring Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, Tottenham pursuing Morgan Gibbs-White, and several clubs tracking players including Pedro Porro and Endrick.

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