Ivorian defender Eric Bailly has completed a loan move to Olympique Marseille after falling down the pecking order at Manchester United amidst of speculation.

After making the move to France Ligue 1, Bailly took to his Instagram account with a short note to express his gratitude to the Red Devils.

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“From the bottom of my heart, thank you United!” He Wrote.

“I’m happy and I can’t wait to start this new adventure. A big season ahead!” Bailly posted in in a separate message addressing the Marseille fans.

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The 28-year-old lacked playtime at the Old Trafford following the signing of Lisandro Martinez, coupled with Erik Ten Hag’s preference of utilising players such as Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof.

The aggressive centre-back struggled with long injury lay-offs during his time at Old Trafford. This affected his prospects of breaking into the starting XI despite heading to England as a highly rated player. Bailly spent six years at United, making 113 appearances along the way.