Benjamin Pavard wants to leave Bayern Munich and Manchester United have taken the lead in convincing the player to join. But an unexpected problem has occurred.
After four seasons with Bayern Munich, Benjamin Pavard wants to have a new experience. VfB Stuttgart player before joining Bavaria, the tricolor international believes he has toured the Bundesliga and is now aiming for a trip to a new championship. The Premier League reached out to him, through Manchester United. But while the discussions were moving in the right direction, an unexpected fact could well push the defender to look elsewhere.
As the story goes The Team this Friday, Benjamin Pavard was tempted by the Mancunian experience, especially since Erik ten Hag’s speech had pleased him. The coach of Red Devils had thus confirmed that the player would have a place in central defense. A key point for the French player who knows that if he stays at Bayern, Thomas Tuchel will continue to line him up in the right lane. Everything was therefore going in the right direction between United and the representatives of Pavard, but the abortive transfer of Harry Maguire to West Ham threw everything into question.
Maguire blocks the situation
The English international, a memorable flop for Manchester after being bought 87 million euros from Leicester a few seasons ago without confirming his status as the most expensive defender in history, has derailed his transfer to West Ham. Claiming some 7 million from United to compensate for a lower salary at the Hammers, Maguire was unsuccessful. And the impact was therefore direct on the Pavard file.
The sports daily explains that this English blockage led to an Italian release since Inter Milan, for a long time on the file, is preparing to go on the offensive for Benjamin Pavard. It remains to be seen whether the Nerazzurro club will have enough cash to buy a player that Bayern don’t want to sell below 40 million euros.
