Bailly Excited To Start His United Career

Jose Mourinho’s first signing as Manchester United manager, Eric Bailly, has posted a training video on his official Instagram account and admitted he “can’t wait to start as a Red Devil”.

The Ivory Coast international signed for United from Villarreal CF on 6 June and while the transfer is still subject to him obtaining a work permit, he will soon meet his new team-mates when the players return to work at the Aon Training Complex next week.

Judging by the video that Bailly has uploaded to Instagram, which shows him running tirelessly on a treadmill, the 22-year-old is working hard on his fitness ahead of his first day at the club.

During his first-ever interview with MUTV, Bailly spoke about his desire to settle in Manchester and adapt to the English game as soon as he can.

“I think it’s very important that I settle in quickly,” the imposing centre-back explained to us. “I hope that with the coaching staff and the help of my team-mates that this process will be as quick as possible.

"It’s important to pick up the dynamic and the tempo of the football here as soon as the season starts. And as I say, hopefully with the help of everyone here I can do that quickly.”

Bailly is not the only Red who has been doing some personal preparation ahead of United’s pre-season training. The likes of Adnan Januzaj, Ander Herrera, Andreas Pereira, Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, Memphis Depay, Tim Fosu-Mensah and Tyler Blackett have all uploaded gym footage or photos to social media, with captions centred on themes of hard work and self-improvement.

Mourinho will work with the players at the Aon Training Complex for around two weeks before selecting a squad to fly to China for this summer’s Tour 2016, presented by Aon.