the transfer to Olympique Marseille is official
MARSEILLE (France) – For the sake of Mourinho, Eric Bailly will not go to reinforce Roma’s back pack. The central defender born in 1994, in fact, moved with the formula of loan with right of redemption from Manchester United to Olympique Marseille. Playing on the French pronunciation of its own name (Marseille) and that of the planet Mars (Mars), the Côte d’Azur club announced the arrival of the Ivorian footballer on Twitter with an animation that sees him disembark aboard a spaceship.
Bailly at Olympique Marseille: the official press release
“Olympique Marseille today announced the signing of Eric Bailly. The 28-year-old defender of the Ivorian national team arrives on loan with the right of redemption after passing the medical examinations. Born in Bingerville (Ivory Coast) on 12 April 1994, the new Olympic central defender made his debut in professional football in Spain, with Espanyol. Called for the first time with the selection of the Ivory Coast in January 2015 to play the Africa Cup of Nations, played all games and won the title with the elephants, scoring his penalty in a historic lottery against Ghana (0-0 in extra time, 9 penalties to 8). Moved to Villarreal The following season he played 35 games across all matches and reached the Europa League semi-finals. He then joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016 and got off to a good start by winning the Community Shield against Leicester and being named man of the match. During his 6 seasons in England, Éric Bailly regularly plays on the continental scene, playing 3 seasons in the Champions League but also 3 in the Europa League, a competition he won in 2017 against Ajax, and a finalist in 2021. Last year he was he was nominated in the African team of the decade (2011-2020) by the IFFHS together with, in particular, the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly and the Moroccan Medhi Benatia. Experienced, fast and powerful central defender, Éric Bailly completes the rearguard reach of the OM and all its qualities to help the club achieve its goals“, writes the French club in a note published on its official website.
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