Brighton may only be six games into the new season but have they already unearthed their latest star?

Carlos Baleba‘s all action display in the Carabao Cup third round victory over fellow Premier League side Wolves was impressive to say the least.

The midfielder set the tone in the entertaining encounter with his brilliant strike into the bottom corner from outside the box in the first half.

Baleba, 20, made 27 appearances for Brighton last season but looks to be stepping up even more this campaign.

He may be a defensive midfielder but Baleba is well capable of picking up the ball and surging up the field with it in order to create attacks for his side – as he proved in the win over Wolves.

It may not be too far fetched to think of Baleba in a similar mould to Moises Caicedo – who of course left Brighton to for Chelsea in a British record £115 million deal.

Liverpool are well known to be eyeing a move for a midfielder and were one of the club’s in for Caicedo so could they be considering a future move for Baleba?

Only time will tell but do not be surprised to see Baleba’s stock continue to rise.