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Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Erik ten Hag handed transfer wish after being accused of Man Utd selection bias

Manchester United are desperate for sales from their first-team squad in the coming months with defender Eric Bailly near the top of the list.

Bailly was shipped out by United during the summer transfer window last year as part of a mass exodus orchestrated by boss Erik ten Hag. However, the Ivorian’s exit was only a season-long loan deal to Marseille with the French club not taking up their option to buy him permanently.

The central defender accused the club last year of having an English bias. Following his move to Marseille, Bailly suggested that Ten Hag's predecessors were reluctant to select foreign players over their English teammates.

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