Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is believed to be a huge admirer of the Ivorian and is planning a swoop for the centre-back in January.
And the Daily Star claim that means the two North London neighbours could now be set for a huge tug-of-war to try and sign the 24-year-old.
Bailly has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho, the man who splashed out £30m to sign from Villarreal two years ago.
It is still unclear whether United would allow him to depart to a rival, and they would almost definitely look to recoup all of the fee they paid for him.
However Mourinho is desperate to improve his backline after missing out on a number of targets throughout the summer.
And that could lead to him attempting to use Bailly as bait in an attempt to bring Spurs ace Toby Alderweireld to United.
Bailly was a regular under Mourinho and impressed during his first season in the Premier League but found himself frozen out of the side towards the end of the last campaign.
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Things have not improved this term as he has started just five times, and he was hauled off inside twenty minutes of last weekend’s 3-2 comeback victory over Newcastle.
The Red Devils finished that game with a makeshift defence and allegedly left Bailly questioning his long-term future.
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