How good is Bailly?

Manchester United are in talks with Villarreal to sign Eric Bailly, according to Sky sources.

With a host of top clubs interested, the fee is likely to be approaching £30m for the Ivory Coast international.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 22-year-old who could become one of Jose Mourinho’s first Manchester United signings…

Biography…

Bailly joined Espanyol at 17 and after work permit delays and a season playing for the club’s B-team in Spain’s third tier, he made his debut for the senior side in October 2014. After only four starts – including a 5-1 defeat to Barcelona – he joined Villarreal in a £4.3m deal in January 2015.

The switch was agreed while Bailly was midway through playing the Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament that Ivory Coast eventually won on a penalty shootout. The defender, the youngest player in Herve Renard’s squad having only …

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