Showing posts with label Eric Bailly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eric Bailly. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 August 2016

Adeboye

No Regrets Joining United – Bailly


New Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is enjoying the process of adapting to the Premier League as he prepares to face Hull City this weekend.

The Reds’ summer signing from Villarreal has been excellent in the opening weeks of the campaign and is already a favourite among the supporters.

After earning two man-of-the-match awards, against Leicester City in the Community Shield and at Bournemouth, the Cote d’Ivoire international is delighted with his decision to join United.

“The man-of-the-match awards are something I hadn’t thought about but I got them through the hard work I have put in,” he told MUTV. “I hope to see more of that in the weeks ahead of us.

“I chose United firstly because it’s one of the greatest clubs in the world and also because I was drawn by the big personalities at the club who showed they wanted to have me here. I had to take that moment without thinking about it. It was a no brainer.”

Hull will aim to unsettle the African star on Saturday with Abel Hernandez and Adama Diomande his potential rivals in the Tigers’ attack at the KCOM Stadium, reports manutd.com.

“Most opponents in the Premier League are good players,” he continued. “I haven’t really got a preference [for who I come across]. I’ve got to adapt to whoever is opposite me and have to be attentive. There is not a great deal of difference between the strikers at this level. Anybody who is a striker in the Premier League is a good striker.”
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Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Adeboye

Man Utd Unveils £30m Eric Bailly As Mourinho’s First Signing


Manchester United have completed the signing of Villarreal defender Eric Bailly, subject to a work permit.

The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international joins for about £30m on a four-year deal.

Bailly said: “It is a dream come true to be joining Manchester United. To play football at the highest level is all I have ever wanted to do.”


United manager Jose Mourinho said: “Eric has the potential to become one of the best around.”

Bailly has played 40 times in La Liga, the first five of which were for Espanyol.

He joined Villarreal for £4.4m in January 2015 and played in every game as Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations just weeks later.

Bailly is Mourinho’s first signing at Old Trafford, with the club also tipped to complete the acquisition of Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Adeboye

Bailly Passes Medical With Manchester United

RUMOURS: Villarreal centre-back Bailly passes medical with Manchester United

The Red Devils are said to have beaten a raft of Europe's elite to the defender's signature, which should cost somewhere in the region of £30 million

Villarreal centre-back Eric Bailly has passed a medical with Manchester United, according to Sky Sports.


The transfer fee is said to be in the region of £30 million, with the Red Devils reportedly having beaten off competition from Man City, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain to land the Ivory Coast international.

Though Zlatan Ibrahimovic had been touted as Jose Mourinho's first signing at Old Trafford, the 22-year-old appears to have beaten the Swede to the punch, and represents a sound investment for the Red Devils' future.


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