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title: "Manchester United: Fans delighted after doctor who operated on Eric Bailly is revealed"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-delighted-after-doctor-who-operated-on-eric-bailly-is-revealed/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-07-31T19:05:22Z"
modified: "2019-07-31T19:05:22Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans delighted after doctor who operated on Eric Bailly is revealed

**Manchester United fans seem less than worried after it emerged just which doctor had operated on the crooked centre-back, Eric Bailly.**

It was reported by [Spanish journalist Jose Alvarez](https://twitter.com/10JoseAlvarez/status/1156307429166129153) that famed doctor [Ramon Cugat](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8928115/ramon-cugat-callum-hudson-odoi-surgeon/) performed surgery on [Bailly’s knee in Barcelona.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-eric-bailly-injury-16672046)

[Alvarez](https://twitter.com/10JoseAlvarez/status/1156307429166129153) reported that the Ivorian should be back in three months, despite manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s confirmation that he could be out for up to [five months.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-eric-bailly-injury-16672046)

> Doctor Cugat operated on Bailly’s meniscus in Barcelona this morning. He is expected back in three months, but four months by protocol [#mulive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mulive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) \[[@10JoseAlvarez](https://twitter.com/10JoseAlvarez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\]
>
> — utdreport (@utdreport) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1156308101580107784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Bailly’s injury means Manchester United may only have [three fit senior centre-halves](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kader/verein/985), going into the new season.

The club are also no closer to reaching an agreement for Harry Maguire due to [Leicester City’s refusal to budge on their £90m valuation](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/07/30/manchester-uniteds-pursuit-harry-maguire-threatens-go-wire-leicester/) of the defender.

Despite the bad news surrounding the Maguire’s potential move, the Old Trafford faithful seems to think Bailly will be back sooner rather than later.

Here is a selection of tweets following the report from Alvarez:

> Is that Pep’s mate? If yes I expect to see him back for Chelsea. He’ll be like a new man.
>
> — ManUnitedTalk (@ManUnitedTalk) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/ManUnitedTalk/status/1156308412826902529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> You know it [pic.twitter.com/qvlu6LxxM1](https://t.co/qvlu6LxxM1)
>
> — La Piòche (@Po6baSZN) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/Po6baSZN/status/1156320714259087361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Back in 2 weeks then
>
> — #GlazersOut #WoodwardOut (@KaranJatt) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/KaranJatt/status/1156313087299006466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It’s Cugat so 1 month
>
> — vic (@juju\_btd) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/juju_btd/status/1156308247244148737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Well that’s our CB sorted for the opening game
>
> — Varun Bansal (@Varun\_esque) [July 31, 2019](https://twitter.com/Varun_esque/status/1156421121345900544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If cugat operated, he will be back for ICC finals.
>
> — Zahen (@UTDGraphic) [July 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/UTDGraphic/status/1156308982702755840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)