Fabian Hurzeler says he “100 per cent” wants Carlos Baleba to be at Brighton next season, but wouldn’t comment on the future of James Milner. 

Baleba has been linked with a move to Manchester United and having started the last four matches, he was benched against them for Sunday’s 3-0 defeat. 

Hurzeler said the midfielder was dropped due to tiredness but wants him to stay at the club. 

However, when asked about the future of Milner, 40, whose contract expires this summer, Hurzeler said: “Let’s wait for the next days, because I think first of all, we really want to speak about the season.

“We want to reflect everyone’s performance. I think it’s very important that we give every player individual feedback and in the feedback, the James Milner topic and we’ll see what happens.”