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Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was the most overpriced signing

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Manchester United's Eric Bailly. [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was the most overpriced Premier League signing during the summer, a study has claimed.

The Red Devils splurged £32million on the Ivorian centre-half, almost £20million more than his market value, according to CIES Football Observatory.

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