TRANSFER UPDATE: Unai Emery considering Manchester United cut-price star as best defending option

Unai Emery has made Eric Bailly his top target to strengthen Arsenal’s leaky defence this summer. The 25-year-old had a promising first season under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, however, he failed to continue the impressive campaign when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge. Bailly started only one Premier League match since the turn of the year and hasn’t made appearance since the start of March. Emery has been an admirer of former Villarreal defender Bailly and will use the chance to bring him to the Emirates in the summer with Solskjaer happy to raise funds. Arsenal intend to open negotiations at £20million, which is significantly less than United paid to sign him back in 2016.

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