Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United fans have seen the funny side after Eric Bailly turned MMA fighter while on international duty.
The 27-year-old has slipped down the pecking order at Old Trafford this season after Raphael Varane signed for an initial £34million fee from Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Bailly also has £80million captain Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof to contend with at centre-back. Having represented the Ivory Coast as an over-age player at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, the United defender - like his Old Trafford teammates - is currently on international duty with a view to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
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