The Manchester United would have practically tied the signing of Eric Bailly of face to the next season, and from England ensure that the player could leave to Old Trafford in return of 25 million euros, precisely the price by which the FC Barcelona could have done with his rights of property does so only some weeks, as it informs the newspaper "Sport".
And it is that, as it published the Catalan press during the last days, the observers of the Barça had made an exhaustive work of "scouting" to analyse the evolutions of Eric Bailly. Of 22 years, the central marfileño this past campaign did indisputable headline for the Villarreal of Marcelino, contesting 33 meetings like titling in League.
Already it was in the diary of the Catalan team when it played in the filial of the Espanyol the past 2013; it is international with Ivory Coast, selection with which won the Glass of Africa of 2015, and the technical secretary of the FC Barcelona, Robert Fernández, would have been able to him see in direct in several meetings where followed to Denis Suárez.
The defender liked to the Barça by his projection, youth, form to take out the ball played from backwards and also his polivalencia, indispensable requirement for Luis Enrique. It can occupy so much the position of right-handed head office as of left-handed, and also adapts to any one of the two sides.
Besides, it knows to perfection the Spanish championship and could have landed in the Camp Nou to a price more than affordable However, the last informations plant him already like new player of the Manchester United, to fault that the negotiations close and the traspaso do official. To the Barça go him exhausting options in the market of signings to reinforce the axis of the defence.