Eric Bailly Reveals How Close He Was to Joining Man City Until Jose Mourinho Came Calling

Published on: 27 April 2017

​Eric Bailly has been a smash hit since joining Manchester United for £30m last summer, yet it could all have been so different had Jose Mourinho not intervened and stopped the defender from joining Manchester City instead. Bailly has mentioned interest from City in the past, but ahead of Thursday night's Manchester derby an interview with the Daily Mirror has revealed just how close Bailly was to pulling on a sky blue shirt this season. In his mind, he says, he was thought he was joining...

Source: 90min.com

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