Manchester United star Eric Bailly wants urgent talks with Jose Mourinho over his future before season starts
Ivory Coast defender is happy at the Red Devils but does not want to remain behind Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in the pecking order
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ERIC BAILLY wants talks with Jose Mourinho to sort his long-term Manchester United future before the start of the season.
The Ivory Coast centre back spent the closing stages of last season in the cold, after falling out of favour as one of Mourinho’s first choice defenders.
After fighting back from an ankle injury which sidelined him from November to February, Bailly could never shake up the Chris Smalling-Phil Jones partnership.
Now Bailly wants a meeting with the Old Trafford manager to discover how he plans to use him this season.
The 24-year-old is perfectly happy at United and there have been no serious issues.
But he is equally determined that he will not spend most of the campaign on the bench.
After leaving him out for the FA Cup semi-final, Mourinho gave the bizarre reasoning that he preferred to pick players who were heading to the World Cup.
Bailly was a £30 million buy from Villarreal in June 2016, just two weeks after Mourinho replaced Louis van Gaal as manager.
He made 37 starts in his first season in England, although missed the Europa League through suspension, yet began only 15 games last season.
The star still has two years to run on his United contract.
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