MANCHESTER UNITED have received plenty of interest in Eric Bailly, according to reports.
The Ivorian has been frozen out at Old Trafford, failing to even make the bench for Erik ten Hag’s first two games in charge.
United are eager to offload Bailly this month and would prefer a permanent exit to a loan deal.
According to The Athletic, talks are progressing with a number of interested parties.
They claim that West Ham, Marseille and Monaco would all like to sign the 28-year-old.
Bailly’s wages could be a stumbling block and may hold up a potential deal.
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Interested teams would reportedly like to take the defender on loan, with United still paying a portion of his wages.
But the Red Devils are willing to stretch the saga until deadline day in an attempt to find a permanent bidder.
Bailly still has two years remaining on the contract he penned in April 2021.
Despite United handing him that new deal he only made four Prem appearances last season.
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In fact, he has not made a competitive United appearance since December last year.
He resurfaced during pre-season – travelling to Thailand and Australia on tour and featuring in the 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano.
But he has not even been named on Ten Hag’s nine-man bench for league matches.
West Ham could look to sign Bailly as a replacement for Issa Diop.
The Frenchman was allowed to join Fulham in a £15million deal last week.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
