Barcelona are interested in signing Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard. The France international has also been linked with a move to Premier League giants Chelsea in recent weeks.
Benjamin Pavard joined the Bavarians from VFB Stuttgart in the summer window of 2019. He has made 140 appearances (in all competitions) for the Bundesliga side so far, registering nine goals and 11 assists. Pavard helped the Bavarians win three league titles and a UEFA Champions League trophy, among other honours.
The 26-year-old defender was also part of the French team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2018. He also featured in the 2022 FIFA World Cup for Les Blues.
Benjamin Pavard related to the Bayern Munich movement
According to Kicker (via Sportskeeda), Barcelona are said to be interested in signing Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard. The Blaugrana team believes that the French international can be the solution to their problems as a right-back.
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Xavi used Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde and Sergi Roberto as right-backs this season. However, none of them is a winger by trade. The Catalan club are likely to add a new right-sided defender to their roster during the ongoing January transfer window.
Benjamin Pavard is reportedly looking to move away from Bayern Munich. His current contract at the Allianz Arena will expire at the end of next season. Talks over a new deal have stalled in recent weeks, and Bayern Munich could look to take advantage of it this month.
According to journalist Christian Falk, Chelsea are the favorites to take over the services of the French international this window. In his column for CaughtOffside, he wrote: “Pavard changed agents, his new agent is Pini Zahavi, and if you look at Pini’s friends, there are always two clubs.
One is Chelsea. When he talks about Chelsea, he often talks in terms of ‘us’ and ‘us’, so he’s very close. He lives in London, which is why there were a lot of rumors in the past about Pavard and Chelsea.
When will the next Barcelona play?
Barcelona is currently at the top of the La Liga table with 38 points from 15 games. Next, they will face Atlético Madrid in the league before taking on Real Betis in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup on January 13.
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Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard’s Bayern Munich will play RB Salzburg in the Bundesliga next Friday.
