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“I’m not against discovering a new project. Maybe now is the time. Why not discover a new country, a new culture?” Benjamin Pavard said in mid-November about a possible departure from Bayern Munich. According to information from thesports pictureThe 26-year-old defensive all-rounder has now decided: Pavard wants to change, an extension of the contract with the record champions, which expires in 2024, is out of the question.
The same applies to a timely farewell, at least from the point of view of the club, as the magazine reports. Lucas Hernández (26), Pavard’s colleague in the French national team, will probably be out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament tear. Dayot Upamecano (24) and Matthijs de Ligt (23) remain in central defense – and Pavard.
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On the right, summer signing Noussair Mazraoui (25) had gradually played in the foreground in the weeks before the World Cup, but Pavard has shown his best performances both there and inside since his transfer to FC Bayern for 35 million euros from VfB Stuttgart in 2019. Mazraoui will now return to Munich with a tailwind from Qatar, regardless of how the game against Pavards France ends on Wednesday evening.
It remains to be seen whether this also applies to the French. Pavard lost his place in Didier Deschamps’ team after the 4-1 win against Australia and has been on the bench ever since. In the TM rumor mill, the defender has recently been linked with Manchester United and AC Milan. In Munich, according to the “Sport Bild”, they are already looking for a possible new right-back.
He now wants to go irrevocably and definitely.
I’ve said it before, I think it’s a shame, he’s more than a backup that can cover several positions.
But to that extent also replaceable. And quite honestly, after the stories from the World Cup, you get the impression that there is something wrong with his health. Let’s see what else we can get for him. …
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