Eric Bailly wants talks with Jose Mourinho to sort his long-term Manchester United future before the start of the season.
The Ivory Coast centre back spent the closing stages of last season in the cold, after falling out of favour as one of Mourinho’s first choice defenders.
After fighting back from an ankle injury which sidelined him from November to February, Bailly could never shake up the Chris Smalling-Phil Jones partnership.
Now Bailly wants a meeting with the Old Trafford manager to discover how he plans to use him this season.
The 24-year-old is perfectly happy at United and there have been no serious issues.
But he is equally determined that he will not spend most of the campaign on the bench.