Eric Bailly ‘is set to reject a reunion with Jose Mourinho at Roma’ as he holds out for a summer switch to Sevilla after falling out of favour at Manchester United
- Eric Bailly has seen his stock fall even further at Manchester United this summer
- The defender has fallen well below a number of teammates in the pecking order
- Maguire, Varane, Lindelof and Martinez are all ahead of him in United’s defence
- Ivorian is said to favour a move to Sevilla over joining Jose Mourinho’s Roma side
Eric Bailly is reportedly set to turn down a reunion with former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho in favour of a switch to Sevilla.
The defender, 28, has fallen even further out of favour at Old Trafford after the Red Devils bought Lisandro Martinez from Ajax this summer.
The Sun now report that the Ivorian defender is in talks with Sevilla after the Spanish club beat off competition from Roma for his signature.
Eric Bailly is in talks over a move to Sevilla with the Ivorian set to reject Jose Mourinho’s Roma
Mourinho brought the Ivorian to the club in 2016 and they enjoyed a good relationship
Mourinho, who brought Bailly to Old Trafford in 2016, might have hoped he would be able to convince him to move to the Italian capital but he is said to favour a move to southern Spain instead.
Both Roma and AC Milan made enquiries for the defender last week.
With United having brought in a number of players under new manager Erik ten Hag this summer, the club are believed to be keen to now offload players.
With Bailly finding himself below Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane and Martinez in the pecking order he is likely to be one of those that is allowed to depart this window.
Bailly, who has made 113 appearances for the club since his arrival in 2016, has seen his time at the club blighted by various injury troubles.
The issues surrounding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo rumble on with the forward keen to go
Since his debut season, the defender has not made more than 20 Premier League appearances in any of the following seasons.
His time at the club has coincided with drop in fortunes at United with the club keen to reverse their astonishing decline that has marked the post-Sir Alex Ferguson years.
Meanwhile, the issues surrounding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo continue to rumble on with the forward once again having told the club he wishes to depart in search of Champions League football this summer.
Ten Hag is said to be keen to keep the player with Ronaldo having played a part in the club’s final pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
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