According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is now Milan‘s primary target to replace Simon Kjaer with the Rossoneri looking for an initial loan move.
According to the report, Manchester United are open to loaning the 27-year-old to San Siro until the end of the season, although they could ask the Serie A giants to add an option to buy in the deal.
Bailly joined Manchester United in a €38m move from Villareal in 2016 but has been struggling with playing time this season, having only collected seven appearances across all competitions.
Milan are looking for a replacement for their injured defender Simon Kjaer and Bailly is now one of their primary targets given that Lille are not open to selling Sven Botman in January.
The Rossoneri are also monitoring Manchester City’s Nathan Aké, but his salary is too high for them, while they can afford Bailly’s.
The Red Devil is currently on AFCON duty with Milan contract rebel Franck Kessié. They are both expected to start in Ivory Coast’s tournament debut against Equatorial Guinea tonight.