Has the curse struck Eric Bailly ? Saturday, in his team's defeat against rival Fenerbahçe (1-3), the 29-year-old central defender offered two penalties to his opponents, including one transformed by Tadic (63rd). A catastrophic overall performance from the Ivorian, who was - like four of his teammates - excluded from the group until further notice . The sky is falling on Bailly's head, who explains to the Mirror that he was cursed by an agent. Indeed, the former Manchester United player received a series of WhatsApp messages from an agent, who demands money as part of the transfer that brought Eric Bailly to Besiktas last September.
He is visibly very angry, so much so that he sends numerous threats through the WhatsApp application. Worse, he would have cursed the Ivorian. “I’m happy to see what my curse does to you. You are not a man. You are a big Mickey Mouse. I won't let you fuck me in my own country. You will see what happens once I open a fraud case against you ,” we can read in the messages from the agent in question. But Bailly assures that he is only represented by his uncle, Severin Bohui, who insists to the Mirror that no one other than him is involved in the transfer of the ex-Mancunian: “I asked Eric if he had signed an intermediation contract with this guy, he said no. I also asked the club if they knew this guy or asked him to speak to Eric on their behalf, they also said no. It’s the same old story of agents trying to close deals.” A strange affair hanging over the former Olympian…