France World Cup-winner Benjamin Pavard will join Bayern Munich on a five-year deal from next season, according to the Bavarian club’s sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic.
The 22-year-old impressed at the World Cup last summer, scoring the best goal of the tournament against Argentina in the last 16, and has now earned a move to the German champions.
After watching him perform at the World Cup which he’d later go on to win, we suggested that Pavard was the right-back United should be targeting. Sadly we’ve lost out without any suggestions the club were ever interested in bringing the Frenchman to Old Trafford.
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According to The Guardian, the VfB Stuttgart defender will join the Bundesliga’s biggest club for €35 million.
“I can announce that we managed to get the services of Benjamin Pavard from 1 July 2019,” Salihamidzic said, as per BBC Sport.
Pavard would have been a good signing for United considering Diogo Dalot is still raw, Ashley Young is not a right-back and Antonio Valencia’s best days are behind him. The French defender is also versatile enough to do a job at centre-back when called upon.
Check out the reaction to United not signing Pavard below. We’re not alone in thinking he would have been a good signing…
Bayern signing Pavard. They always quietly make some decent signings despite having a strong squad. United should take a leaf out of their book smh.
— ㅤㅤً (@tnvr11_) January 9, 2019
So United are gunna watch Godin go to Inter for free, Dembele go to China for £9m and Pavard’s release clause get triggered.
— Matty Gannon (@MattyJackGannon) January 9, 2019
So despite having Kimmich, Bayern still went for Pavard?
And we’re here not looking at anyone else cos we’ve got Young, Valencia and Dalot? OK. #mufc
— Hashim 🇬🇭 (@KunAntaKinte) January 9, 2019
A serious club acquiring yet another quality RB/CB in Benjamin Pavard, but the supposedly richest club stuck with a masquerade dancing feet RB… 😔 #Mufc
— Jimoh Ọlájùwọ̀n (@J_juwon5) January 9, 2019
Pavard reported to have been sold due to a €35m release fee in his contact, what a bargain!
Woodward what are you actually doing, get a DOF in and stop dragging your heels.#MUFC#ManchesterUnited
— Jonno Fields (@jonnofields) January 9, 2019
Why dont we sign Benjamin Pavard? @ManUtd #MUFC #MUFCFAMILY #reddevils #stretfordend
— 🤜 Kiddi Pípari 🤛 (@kiddibalda) January 7, 2019
Bayern signed Pavard for €35m while any wonderkid with less than half the achievements that #MUFC sign will cost €45m at the minimum. Cheers, son’s crying
— Sai Teja (@JinxMerchant) January 9, 2019
Pavard is a going to be a great signing for Bayern. Would’ve loved him at United.
— H. (@mach3turboo) January 9, 2019
