Brighton star Carlos Baleba appeared to reference his failed move to Manchester United in a deleted social media post on Saturday.

The highly-rated midfielder took to Instagram hours before the Seagulls' trip to Old Trafford and shared a graphic promoting the fixture.

His caption read: 'Coming to Old Trafford' - and was accompanied by a laughing face emoji.

Baleba deleted the post within minutes and reposted it without the caption, but not before screenshots of the original message circulated on social media.

The 21-year-old was heavily-linked with a move to the Red Devils during the summer transfer window.

Man United registered their interest in Baleba but backed down once Brighton demanded £115million.

talkSPORT understands the Seagulls expect the Cameroonian to fetch a bigger

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