Manchester United supervisor, Jose Mourinho, has unveiled that the Ivorian football organization turned down the club's demand to postpone the arrival of their guard, Eric Bailly, for national task.
Bailly is because of join the Elephants – ruling African champions – as they get ready for the barrier of their African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the not so distant future.
"Bailly is leaving – he goes to the national group," Mourinho told the club's site. "He must be with them on 2 January. We approached them for him to be on 3 January yet they won't, so he can't play against West Ham.
On his arrangements without the Ivorian, Mourinho said, "I realize that I lose Bailly for a month and will have Smalling, Rojo and Jones for, I think, eight matches. So I chose to play Eric [against Middlesbrough] and it regarded have him on the pitch since, one-on-one at the back, he's the best since he's quick.''
Ivorian mentor Michel Dussuyer, names a temporary 24-man squad which incorporates the safeguard and Crystal Palace winger Wilfred Zaha. Additionally called is veteran forward Salomon Kalou, who is set to show up in his fifth Nations Cup and PSG protector Serge Aurier.
Ivory Coast, which is the shielding champions, will however be without its skipper Gervinho who was discounted of the competition after he endured a genuine knee harm. The elephants have a preparation camp in Abu Dhabi beginning on 2 January.
The west African country has arranged two benevolent matches against Sweden on January 8 and Uganda, after three days. The last rundown of the 23 players will be named on January fourth in front of the competition which will commence in Gabon on 14 January.
The AFCON bunches
Assemble A – Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea Bissau
Assemble B – Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Zimbabwe
Assemble C – Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Morocco and Togo.
Assemble D – Ghana, Mali, Egypt, Uganda
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