Manchester United centre-back Eric Bai has joined Côte d'Ivoire for this month's Africa Cup of Nations and may have finished his last game for the Red Devils. According to Italian transfer expert Giamula Di Marzio, Milan have reached an agreement with Bai and negotiations with Manchester United are progressing well, with the £30 million Iron Guard likely to join the Rossonere.
Bai was the first player to sign Jose Mourinho when he was in charge of Manchester United, but the number of appearances in more than 5 years is not as good as that of Maguire, who joined him three years later. Before solskjaer left school, he had promised to give Baii more chances, but after the club activated his two-year priority contract extension, his number of appearances was still limited.
As a result, Bai felt incomprehensible about the club's operation of leaving it without using it, and considered leaving the team. Di Marzio revealed that Milan, where his friend Ibrahimovic played, intended to bring in Bai. The team's Danish centre-back Kyal suffered a serious injury and has been reimbursed this season, so a new defender is needed.
Milan giants Maldini and Massala approached Bai's agent, who said "yes" to the transfer to San Siro, so the Rossoneri contacted Manchester United.
Milan's plan is to loan Baii until the end of the season, with the summer transfer window having a buyout clause. There are other centre-back candidates for the squad, including Paris Saint-Germain's Abdou Diarra and Verona's Nicolo Kassala, although Bai remains the first choice. Di Marzio confirmed that Manchester United also gave positive feedback to Milan to rent first and buy Bai. Manchester United have had similar transfer deals with Milan before, with Portugal international Diogu Dallo on loan last season and doing well.
At the same time, Manchester United's star Lingard also has a new "suitor", and Conte's Tottenham Hotspur is interested in inviting him to join. The "Football.London" report revealed that Tottenham Hotspur executives contacted Jesse Lingard's agent to discuss the possibility of joining for free in January or in the summer window, of which this summer's free transfer is considered a more operational option.
Another reliable Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, revealed that the recently rumored star C Ronaldo, who is considering leaving Manchester United, actually has no idea of leaving the team. Ronaldo, 36, scored 14 goals, far ahead of his teammates. But due to the Red Devils' poor record, Cristiano Ronaldo was not satisfied with the status quo, which led to rumors that Barca and Paris Saint-Germain were listed as his potential next home.
After missing Manchester United's FA Cup match, Cristiano Ronaldo posted a photo of himself standing by the lake, and fans talked about it. But Romano told fans not to worry, Ronaldo did not want to leave Manchester United now, because "escaping from the trough is not his style".
Regarding the progress of Manchester United's winter window transfer, Romano also revealed that the club has not really taken any action against Borussia Mönchengladbach defender Zakaria. British media "Daily Mirror" said that Manchester United is interested in making an offer for the 25-year-old Swiss international, and it is expected to give an offer of 10 million euros.
But Romano said: "United did not ask for Zakaria, Lonnick admired him and discussed with the club whether to bring in, but did not make an official offer to Borussia Moncheng. More than 4 other clubs have already made a move, but they all want to sign Zakaria for free in July, which will be a fierce competition."