Milan consider bid for Manchester United defender after being priced out of Dejan Lovren move
![Eric Bailly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HGorgr4PVzLCXQTtHeu9xn-810-80.jpg)
Milan could turn their attention towards Eric Bailly after failing to sign Dejan Lovren from Liverpool, report Tuttosport.
The Rossoneri had made Lovren one of their leading transfer targets as they seek to bolster their defence ahead of next season.
However, they have been put off by Liverpool's £18m valuation and are now searching for alternatives.
Bailly is one name that has been mentioned at San Siro, with the Ivory Coast international now into the final 12 months of his contract at Old Trafford.
The former Villarreal centre-back missed most of last season through injury and it is unclear whether or not he is in Ole Gunner Solskjaer's plans.
Milan have also included Newcastle's Fabian Schar and Schalke's Matija Nastasic on their shortlist.
READ MORE
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
Why Manchester United have shot themselves in the foot this summer
5 centre-backs not called 'Harry Maguire' who Manchester United could sign instead
Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).
![Real Madrid line up (L-R) Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, Eder Militao, Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Karim Benzema, Miguel Ortega Gutierrez, Gareth Bale, Isco Alarcon, Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior during the La Liga Santader match between Real Betis and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Benito Villamarin on August 28, 2021 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cYAgjXUMcNKhi5Cs8vgqmA-840-80.jpg)
'It’s nothing against Arsenal, but I never wanted to go to England. Give me freezing showers as long as I can stay with my family': Real Madrid superstar reveals why he rejected Gunners move as a young player
![LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 02: Ian Wright of Arsenal (Left) leads the celebrations with a little help from teammates Paul Merson (foreground) and Patrick Vieira (background) during the FA Carling Premier league match between Wimbledon and Arsenal on November 2, 1996 at Selhurst Park in London, England (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Allsport/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FXS5WZUWEv3oDMNGGqFQSV-840-80.jpg)
'I got reported to the police for making a rude hand gesture to Coventry City fans - I got a £17,000 fine': Arsenal legend reveals receiving severe punishment after Premier League game