AC Milan have officially proposed to Manchester United to bring in Ivorian centre-back Eric Baie on loan and then buy. The players themselves have verbally agreed to join the Rossoneri in January, but whether they can complete the transfer will still depend on the progress of the negotiations that follow.
Milan centre-back Simon Kear has been resting for six months for a knee injury, which has been reimbursed this season; another centre-back, Tomori, is also injured, so manager Pioli needs to bring in a centre-back. Bai and Paris Saint-Germain Abdou Diallo and Chelsea's Sal are the three major options, and the first choice is Manchester United centre-back.
Milan are competing for the Serie A title with city rivals Inter, promising Bay a chance to play as a major player once they join. Compared to falling behind Maguire, Varane and Lindelof at Manchester United, Bai has a good chance of becoming a starter in the second half if he joins the Rossoneri, which is a huge attraction for him. With Romagnoli's contract expiring, a contract extension with Milan is unlikely, and Baie could also be a replacement if he leaves the team.
At Manchester United, last year Solskjaer also promised to give Baii more opportunities, the club activated his two-year priority contract extension, but then Manchester United did not use him much, the number of appearances is very few, this operation makes Bay unable to understand, he is not happy at the club. Now, United have another 4 centre-backs, so they are open to Baie's departure and are waiting for further contact with Milan, even if the winter window can not complete the transfer, Bay is very likely to leave in the summer transfer window, but it is only a matter of time.
If landing at the San Siro Stadium, Bai will meet his friend Ibrahimovic, the two are inseparable when they play together at Manchester United, mourinho spent 30 million pounds to sign the Ivorian centre-back, I am afraid that he is the only player in the team who dared to "punch and kick" Dafengxian that year.
Milan hope to play Bai in loan for the second half of the season, and the summer window has a buyout clause, but italy's "Milan Sports" said that there are two major obstacles to Bai's transfer: one is the potential asking price of Manchester United, which may ask for a loan fee and require its 85,000 pounds a weekly salary; the other is that he is currently representing Côte d'Ivoire in the Africa Cup of Nations, which will prevent him from joining Milan immediately and trying to integrate into the team.
Bai is currently one of the first-team players most likely to leave United in the winter window, and the other candidate is French demon king Martial. Interim manager Ronnick revealed in a Premier League post-match press conference in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa that Martial refused to play for the team.
Martial has long made it clear that he wants to transfer, and Sevilla, Barca and Juventus are all interested in bringing in, but Manchester United rejected Sevilla's first loan application and offered a price: a loan fee of 6 million pounds, while bearing a weekly salary of 130,000 pounds.
In response to Lonnick's allegations, Martial himself categorically denied refusing to play, declaring that he had great respect for Manchester United. 'I will never refuse to play a game for Manchester United, I have been here for 7 years and have never disrespected the club and the fans, and I will never disrespect the club and the fans in the future.
Whether Lonnick or one of Martial's lies, or whether their communication problems have led to misunderstandings, perhaps time will give the answer, but it is certain that the unstable and distracting hearts of the United squad may be a fact, and the club faces great difficulties in reviving.