Manchester United defender Eric Bailly faces being sent back to Old Trafford by loan club Olympique Marseille.

Bailly is on a season-long loan from United, with a permanent option included.

Foot Mercato says OM must sign Bailly outright for €7m if two clauses are fulfilled.

The first is qualifying for the Champions League, which Marseille are on track to achieve. The second, however, is that Bailly plays at least half of the matches in Ligue 1, i.e. 19.

For the moment, the Ivorian has taken part in 9 league games since the start of the season, in particular due to a long thigh injury, then his 7-game suspension in January.