Wayne Rooney really likes the look of Manchester United’s new signing (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has gone big on new signing Carlos Baleba, expecting him to ‘improve the team massively.’ The 22-year-old has arrived from Brighton in a deal worth an initial £65 million, which could rise to £70m. The Cameroon international has signed a five-year deal, with an option for it to be extended by a further year. Baleba completes a significant overhaul to the Manchester United midfield after the departure of Casemiro at the end of last season. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans have also arrived from Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively, with both starting in the 2-0 defeat to Hull City on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Bruno Fernandes is the club captain and remains a guaranteed starter, while Kobbie Mainoo came off the bench against the Tigers on Saturday. Rooney feels Baleba is a key piece of the puzzle for Manchester United as they look to return to former glories, predicting the young midfielder to ‘massively’ improve the side. Carlos Baleba was unveiled as a Manchester United players on Tuesday (Picture: Getty Images) ‘I really like him, I think he’s a really good signing,’ the former forward said on Stick to United with Wayne Rooney. ‘We need another midfield player with a bit of physicality and I know he’s not six-foot-four or whatever. ‘But he covers the ground really well, he’s aggressive, he takes the ball, and is what we need. He’s a very good player who will improve the team massively. ‘It will be interesting with (Youri) Tielemans, (Andrey) Santos and (Kobbie) Mainoo, but this is what it should be. Competition for places. If you don’t play well, you don’t play.’ Baleba has signed on until 2031 (Picture: Getty Images) Another Manchester United legend, Dwight Yorke, offered a different take on the new arrival, saying he is confused by the signing. He reckons the Red Devils should be spending money in other positions rather than draining their transfer budget all on one area. ‘Carlos Baleba to Man Utd? It’s been a very weird transfer window. Man Utd seem to be concentrating a lot on the central area of the park, where we already have plenty of players,’ Yorke told Reviant. Manuel Ugarte is out after a serious injury at the World Cup (Picture: Getty Images) ‘Don’t forget [Manuel] Ugarte, who is injured. We know Casemiro did a pretty good job toward the end of last season, thanks to his experience, but I’m not sure why we are concentrating on that position so much. ‘The defensive areas of the pitch are the ones that stand out, and we haven’t been able to address those. So, we’ve added another young player who is still unproven in Carlos Baleba. He showed good signs in the past, but from my understanding, we aren’t signing him based on his recent form, but his form of a couple of seasons ago. ‘I’m a bit confused by it myself, but I do believe we are focusing way too much on that central area rather than other aspects of the team.’ Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source