Free from any contract after his time at Besiktas, Éric Bailly should join Villarreal as a free agent.
The winter transfer window has not yet officially started, but the various teams are starting to plan their recruitment in order to strengthen their squad in positions which may have been lacking since the start of the season.
Bailly as a free agent
On the Villarreal side, we are looking for a central defender. And for this, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille Marcelino would have chosen to recruit… a former player from the Marseille club. If we are to believe information from Fabrizio Romano, the Spanish club would be close to an agreement with Éric Bailly, whose time at Stade Vélodrome will remain mixed and frustrating.
🚨Eric Bailly has just terminated his contract with Besiktas. He will immediately join Villarreal pic.twitter.com/4rIUmwH5rB
— Sébastien Denis (@sebnonda) December 29, 2023
The Ivorian international played for Besiktas but his performances and his “lack of compatibility” with the Turkish team led to his exclusion, just like Vincent Aboubakar, Valentin Rosier, Rachid Ghezzal and Jean Onana. His contract broken, he could therefore return to Villarreal, where he already played in 2015-2016.