Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that he is not surprised by the ongoing speculation linking defender Eric Bailly with a move to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery is on the search for a central defensive reinforcement during the ongoing transfer window and of late, as per Daily Mail, the club are said to have made a loan approach for Bailly without any success.
Amidst this, Ole has been asked regarding the Gunners’ interest in the player and the Norwegian has admitted that the news does not come as a surprise to him. According to Daily Mail, he said:
“I’m not surprised if they do, to put it that way but that’s just one of those things there’s always speculation. It’s not a big surprise.”
The central defence has already been hampered by the season-ending injury to Rob Holding and he has recently been joined by right-back Hector Bellerin, who has likewise been sidelined for the campaign after a knee injury of his own.
Despite this, the club are not in the position to make permanent signings in the window and their attempt to pursue loan moves has provided no success to date.
Prior to Bailly, the Gunners had been linked with a probable move for Juventus’ Medhi Benatia but a deal never materialised with the Bianconeri unwilling to discuss a mid-season transfer.
Arsenal are scheduled to face Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday night and the match should provide an exciting contest with both teams in good scoring form of late.
