Newcastle have been offered the chance to sign Manchester United defender Eric Bailly as an alternative to Lille’s Sven Botman.
Toon are waiting on £30million-plus target Botman, but the Dutch Under-21 centre-back, 22, is understood to favour a move to AC Milan and Newcastle are already looking at other options. New Old Trafford boss Erik ten Hag is ready to let Bailly go for a knockdown price, with French sides Marseille and Lyon showing interest.
The Ivory Coast star, 28, was United’s first signing under Jose Mourinho in a £30m move from Villarreal in 2016. It has been suggested United would now accept as little as £8.5m for Bailly, although a source close to his camp says they ideally want around £20m.
