Former Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has been excluded from Besiktas’ team, along with four other players, only 98 days after joining the Turkish club. The decision, announced by Besiktas’ Football Teams General Coordinator Samet Aybaba, cites poor performance and incompatibility within the team as reasons for Bailly’s exclusion.
Bailly, who joined United from Villarreal in 2016, struggled with inconsistent form and was sent on loan to Marseille in 2022 before moving to Besiktas. Injuries limited his appearances this season, contributing to his exclusion from the squad. The surprising exit follows an agent’s bizarre claim of placing a curse on Bailly, alleging the defender owed him money. The agent, involved in Bailly’s transfer to Besiktas, sent threatening messages, including legal action and physical violence.
The agent asserted a successful curse after Besiktas’ recent loss, where Bailly conceded a penalty. Besiktas has reported the issue to the police, and FIFA may be involved, given their oversight of agents. Bailly’s official representative, his uncle Severin Bohui, denies any involvement of the abusive agent in the Besiktas deal.
🚨⚪️⚫️ Besiktas have decided to exclude five players from first team activities after Fenerbahçe game.
⛔️ Eric Bailly, Vincent Aboubakar, Jean Onana, Valentin Rosier, Rachid Ghezzal will be out of the squad. pic.twitter.com/uSo6YQxG34
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 11, 2023
Here is the highlight video of Bailly’s defensive skills.
Eric Bailly
Eric Bertrand Bailly
Ivory CoastThis season he played in total 3 times for 201 minutes for Europa Conference League.
Eric Bailly didn’t score any goal for Beşiktaş. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 5th in Europa Conference League. In the last match Beşiktaş lost 3-1 against Fenerbahçe.
Beşiktaş performance and stats
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş is currently 4th in the Europa Conference League with 1 points.
In the last 11 games, it has won 6 times, drawn once, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Beşiktaş lost 0-5 against Club Brugge.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 5 goals and conceding 14.
Beşiktaş will play the next match in Europa Conference League against Lugano on Thursday 14th of December in Lugano. The prediction is Lugano winning the match.
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