French Giants Close in On Summer Transfer For Man United Defender

• Monaco are reportedly interested in signing Manchester United centre-back Eric Bailly this summer
• Bailly has courted interest from a number of clubs after failing to hit the ground running at Old Trafford
• Reports in France now claim that Monaco are looking to sign the Ivorian on loan, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season

AS Monaco are reportedly closing in on the transfer of Manchester United centre-back Eric Bailly.

Bailly is currently considered surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, with a number of players currently ahead of him in the pecking order.

The arrival of Lisandro Martinez from Ajax this summer is understood to have further complicated the Ivorian'illareal star unlikely to feature prominently this season.

However, Monaco are said to be keen to offer him an escape route this summer for a chance to feature more regularly during the 2022/23 season.

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According to L'Equipe, the French club are looking to sign the Ivory Coast international on loan with an option to make the deal permanent.

Monaco close to signing Chelsea's Malang Sarr

Monaco's interest in Bailly comes at a time they are on the verge of signing Chelsea defender Malang Sarr on loan.

Sarr has failed to hit the ground running since he joined the Blues in the summer of 2020, leading to his temporary move to FC Porto during the same time.

And while Thomas Tuchel opted to keep him for the 2021/22 campaign, the Frenchman failed to play a prominent role under the German that season.

The signings of Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella this summer mean that the 23-year-old is further down the pecking order.

However, Monaco have offered him an opportunity for first-team football, with Matt Law of The Telegraph reporting that the defender has been allowed to return to his homeland to join the French giants.