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Former £30m Man United star BANISHED from Besiktas just 98 days after joining, with the club citing 'poor performance' and 'incompatibility with the team'

Former Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has been banished from Besiktas' squad despite only joining the Turkish giants in September.

Bailly, 29, arrived at United in a £30m deal from LaLiga side Villarreal under Jose Mourinho in 2016, but failed to convince at Old Trafford.

He made 113 appearances for the Red Devils but last appeared in the 2021-22 campaign, with the Ivory Coast star spending last season on loan with Marseille, before he joined Besiktas in the summer.

However, his time with the Turkish giants now appears to be over with the club announcing on Monday that Bailly is one of five players who have been 'excluded from the squad', which comes just 98 days after his arrival.