When Carlos Baleba could make Manchester United debut revealed amid Amad Diallo injury update
Michael Carrick has revealed when new signing Carlos Baleba could potentially make his debut for Manchester United .
The Cameroon midfielder completed a £70million transfer from Brighton to Man Utd earlier this week, but arrived carrying an ankle ligament injury suffered in pre-season.
Baleba’s issue, sustained during the friendly win over Strasbourg at the start of the month, was expected to keep him sidelined for the first few weeks of the new Premier League campaign.
“He’s got a little ankle issue, so maybe a couple of weeks or so, maybe three weeks,” Manchester United boss Michael Carrick said of Baleba on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s visit of newly-promoted Ipswich to Old Trafford.
“We’ll see but we knew that before, so it’s no major issue but it’ll be great to have him back when we can.”
United travel to Everton next weekend after facing Ipswich, then host rivals Manchester City in the derby on September 13 before a trip to Fulham seven days’ later.
They return to action after an extended three-week international break at home to Tottenham on October 10.
New signing: Carlos Baleba has arrived at Manchester United from Brighton in a £70m transfer Getty Asked if Baleba or fellow United injury absentee Amad Diallo would be available to play before that break, Carrick said: “It’s obviously new, the break to deal with, but we’ll wait and see.
On United completing a move for long-time transfer target Baleba, he added: “We’re delighted to have Carlos. I think huge potential, massive potential. I think he’s a really exciting signing for us.
“I think the quality that he has, the attributes that he has that offsets a little bit of the balance of the group that we’ve got. Different strengths, different combinations.
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“So, for us to have that, absolutely delighted to have him. I think there’s so much more to come from him as well, which with the player that he already is with that little bit more to come is exciting for us.”
Carrick also confirmed that Ivorian winger Amad would remain sidelined against Ipswich, though Mason Mount is in contention to return.
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