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| He will be playing in the Theatre of Dreams next season |
Eric Bailly is an national Ivory Coast defender with 15 caps for his country debuting in January 2015.
Bailly joined Villarreal from Espanyol in January 2015 to replace Gabriel who went to Arsenal.
He was also tracked by Man City, Barcelona and PSG but he said that he always dreamt of playing for Man Utd when he was a child.
He said: "It is a dream come true to be joining Manchester United. To play football at the highest level is all I have ever wanted to do.
"I want to progress to be the best that I can be and I believe working with Jose Mourinho will help me develop in the right way and at the right club.
"I am looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and to starting this new chapter of my life."
Mourinho also added that: "Eric is a young central defender with great natural talent. He has progressed well to date and has the potential to become one of the best around.
"We look forward to working with him to help nurture that raw talent and fulfil his potential. Eric is at the right club to continue his development."
Zlatan Ibrahimovich is expected to be the second signing of Jose Mourinho as the media are still waiting for the player confirmation.
