Sánchez, López, Tudor… Bailly says it all about his arrival in Marseille

Posted on August 26, 2022 at 14:30 by Hugo Chirossel updated on August 26, 2022 at 14:31

In search of a central defender for several weeks, OM announced on Thursday the arrival of Eric Bailly. The Ivorian international has been loaned to Manchester United for one season, with an option to buy. A great satisfaction for the player, who will also find former teammates, such as Pau López, Cédric Bakambu or Alexis Sánchez. He trusted his choice to join the Phocaeans and his ambitions this season.

” Olympique de Marseille today announced the signing of Eric Bailly. The 28-year-old Ivorian international defender has arrived on loan with a purchase option after a successful medical visit. » Thursday, theOM formalized the arrival of its eleventh recruit of the summer. eric bailly was loaned with option to buy by manchester uniteda ” A dream come true for the Ivorian international, as he confided in an interview broadcast on the website of theMarseille Olympic. ” For me it is a great satisfaction to be here, in a historic club, a great club. That makes me very happy “, he added.

“𝗨𝗻 𝗿𝗲̂𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲́𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲! ✨ »𝗘́𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 talks about his arrival and his ambitions in his new colors 🔵⚪️⁰ The full interview 👉https://t.co/yNM5ffQe6Z🤝 @Sorare pic.twitter.com/vxmEwO4QI4

– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 26, 2022

“I think I will have a warm welcome here in the locker room”

the former defender Villarreal He also referred to other Ivorian players who have passed through the club: “ I think in the past we had legends that passed through there. When I speak of legend, I speak of Didier (Drogba). They were (Abdoulaye) Meïté, Baky (Koné), people who represented us with dignity and for me it is very important to take on this challenge.. ” AOM, finds players with whom it evolved, which should favor its integration within the group. ” Especially Pau López, I was at Espanyol for several years, I was at the Academy with him. He called me more often and asked me when I was going to arrive. I also received Bakambu when he arrived at Villarreal in 2015 and Alexis Sánchez not long ago in Manchester. I think I’ll have a warm welcome here in the locker room, I hope “, he trusted.

“It motivated me a lot to be here at Olympique de Marseille”

eric bailly was able to interact with Igor Tudor before his arrival, which counted in his choice to join theOM. ” For him, the first satisfaction is seeing me here. he said of his new coach. “He called me, we talked a lot with the president and for me it is very important to see the importance that the coach gives you and that motivated me a lot to be here at Olympique de Marseille.. » The Ivorian international was able to watch matches of theOM this season and appreciates the Croatian coach’s philosophy: ” HASwith the new coach’s system, OM are on a hot streak, one draw two wins. I think it’s a good start and now the most important thing is to see the games to come, that is to say Sunday against Nice and the next game at the Vélodrome. »

“OM deserves to win trophies”

in Marseille, eric bailly I hope to bring the little experience I have and also the desire because I haven’t wanted to be in a situation like this for a long time. Here for me the first objective is to be able to play, because it takes time. In England, I didn’t have enough playing time. He also said that she knew” the demand of this club and hopes to bring trophies to theOM : “ va the project, the team, the players who arrive, I think OM deserves to win trophies today. For me the challenge is to bring what little experience I have to see if there is a possibility of winning titles with OM.. » eric bailly also hopes to progress to Velodromestadium where he played not long ago for the Ivorian national team againstFrance team.