Manchester United are on the verge of completing a deal to sign Villarreal defender Eric Bailly, according to multiple reports.

AS and radi station Cadena SER reported that the clubs have reached an agreement in principle on a deal worth up to €40 million (£31.3m) fee for the 22-year-old.

United still need to agree to personal terms with Bailly, but the Daily Mirror, citing a source close to the Ivorian, reports that will be only a formality.

Bailly has started at centre-back for Villarreal since signing for just €5.5m from Espanyol 18 months ago as a replacement for Gabriel Paulista, who moved to Arsenal.

He has 13 caps for Ivory Coast, most recently playing in a friendly against Hungary in May.