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> [For me, it is very, very important because I've always dreamed of playing in the Champions League but I have only made the Europa League until now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/for-me-it-is-very-very-important-because-i-ve-always-dreamed-of/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

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## More by Eric Bailly

> [I am very happy to be here in Manchester. It's a real joyful moment for me. I've always dreamt of playing in English football.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-am-very-happy-to-be-here-in-manchester-it-s-a-real-joyful-moment/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [I've got the luck of having Jose Mourinho to learn from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-ve-got-the-luck-of-having-jose-mourinho-to-learn-from/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [Being a young player arriving at a big club is great. It's something that really helps me on the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/being-a-young-player-arriving-at-a-big-club-is-great-it-s-something/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [It's important for the other players to have confidence in you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/it-s-important-for-the-other-players-to-have-confidence-in-you/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [I joined Espanyol in 2011, and three years later I made my first-team debut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-joined-espanyol-in-2011-and-three-years-later-i-made-my-first-team/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [As a child I started working. Again I had luck with my father's help financially, but I also had to work. I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/as-a-child-i-started-working-again-i-had-luck-with-my-father-s-help/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [I was following Marseille and looking up to my compatriot playing there, Didier Drogba, and my team was Marseille.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-was-following-marseille-and-looking-up-to-my-compatriot-playing/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [When I came to Manchester, it was a bigger step from when I was in Villarreal. It is something that is not easy, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/when-i-came-to-manchester-it-was-a-bigger-step-from-when-i-was-in/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [It was very hard leaving the people I was very close to. But you also have to value opportunities that come. I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/it-was-very-hard-leaving-the-people-i-was-very-close-to-but-you-also/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [For me, it is very, very important because I've always dreamed of playing in the Champions League but I have only made the Europa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/for-me-it-is-very-very-important-because-i-ve-always-dreamed-of/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [I am not going to complain about the life I've had so far. In Africa, there are people that live in more difficult situations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-am-not-going-to-complain-about-the-life-i-ve-had-so-far-in-africa/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [When I got my first payment, I made a bank transfer to my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/when-i-got-my-first-payment-i-made-a-bank-transfer-to-my-family/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [In about five years I had gone from selling cigarettes in the streets of Abidjan to playing for the biggest club in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/in-about-five-years-i-had-gone-from-selling-cigarettes-in-the-streets/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [There are Champions League matches that have really wowed me, like when I saw the final between Real Madrid and Juventus. There are plenty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/there-are-champions-league-matches-that-have-really-wowed-me-like/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

> [I would try to be a striker even though I wasn't and once I started growing up and seeing professional football was a step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bailly/i-would-try-to-be-a-striker-even-though-i-wasn-t-and-once-i-started/)

[Eric Bailly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bailly/)

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