Eric Bailly’s recurring absences since the start of the season could cost him his place in the Olympique de Marseille squad.
Eric Bailly finally sees the end of the tunnel! After receiving a seven-game suspension after his red card in the Coupe de France against Hyères, the defender of Olympique de Marseille is back in Igor Tudor’s group to face Clermont on the occasion of the 23rd day of Ligue 1. But the Ivorian defender should start on the bench against the Auvergne club because other players have distinguished themselves in his absence.
Eric Bailly en danger ?
Apart from this heavy suspension, the repeated physical glitches of the Marseillais forced his coach to find other solutions to compensate for his too recurrent absences. Now, the Croatian technician seems to have placed more confidence in men like Samuel Gigot, Chancel Mbemba or Leonardo Balerdi. In this perspective, the 28-year-old player, on loan with an option to buy from Manchester United, is in danger and will have to surpass himself to regain his place in the Marseille eleven. Otherwise, Eric Bailly could not be kept by the Marseille leaders at the end of his loan which will end next June, according to the words of the newspaper. The team : “Already escorted from England by a reputation as a physically unreliable player, he has less than half a season left to convince, while the exercise of his purchase option currently seems illusory.”
