Eric Bailly has revealed that he turned down Manchester City after a phone call from Jose Mourinho convinced him to join Manchester United. However, Bailly made the decision to join United after he was contacted by Mourinho. Eric Bailly revealed a phonecall from Jose Mourinho convinced him to join Manchester UnitedThere were also suggestions that Barcelona wanted to sign Bailly but a deal didn't materialise. At the time when United secured a deal for Bailly, Mourinho had recently been appointed as the club's manager and was seeking to strengthen his defence. There was also interest in the Ivorian defender from Manchester City manager Pep GuardiolaSince he made the switch to United Bailly has endured much misfortune with various injuries'Manchester City were also interested, but if Mourinho calls you, you can't say no.

Source: Daily Mail November 28, 2020 09:33 UTC