According to Sky Sports writer Kaveh Solhekol, Manchester United is likely to “make a move” for Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard to replace Harry Maguire. Some are claiming that talks are already “ongoing.”
Is Benjamin Pavard a Manchester United player?
This summer’s transfer window has been fantastic for the Red Devils, who currently appear to be a lot more competitive than they were a month ago.
Mason Mount was the first notable person to enter Old Trafford after leaving Chelsea in a £55 million deal to work on Erik ten Hag’s project in Manchester.
Within a short period of time, the talented Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund, who cost roughly £72 million from Serie A team Atalanta, and the Cameroonian international Andre Onana both joined the club from Inter Milan.
With the addition of three new first-team players, it was anticipated that several players, most notably former captain Maguire, would now be leaving the Theatre of Dreams.
The England international has struggled in his time at United, so a transfer may be in everyone’s best interests. According to Sky Sports, West Ham United and the former Foxes star have reached a “deal in principle” to sign the player for “around £30 million.”
According to Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports, the club has focused on the 30-year-old’s prospective replacement, Bayern star Pavard, with negotiations “ongoing” already.
On Sky Sports News (as reported by Football Daily), he described the circumstance as follows:
If Harry Maguire departs United, Benjamin Pavard may be on Manchester United’s radar, according to sources in Germany. Now that Pavard wants to go, Bayern Munich has known for a while. A source has confirmed to us that Pavard wants to join Manchester United and that talks are currently taking place.
He is a right-back who can also play as a center-back and would likely cost around £30 million, according to what we have been told.
Benjamin Pavard’s age is how old?
The 27-year-old Pavard was born in the French Commune of Maubeuge on March 28, 1996. According to The Athletic, he is approaching the pinnacle of his career, thus United may have made a wise choice in signing him.
Since transferring to Stuttgart in January 2019—just six months after aiding France in winning the World Cup—he has been a remarkably reliable performer for the Bavarians.
He has played for Munich for four full seasons and has never had an average rating lower than 6.87; as of last year, he has an extremely remarkable average match rating of 7.17, according to WhoScored.
According to WhoScored, in his 30 Bundesliga games last season, he scored four goals, contributed one assist, kept his passing accuracy at 89.9%, and won two Man-of-the-Match accolades.
His supporting statistics are also excellent, which may convince some people that if he makes the transfer, he will be able to replicate his Premier League performances.
FBref, which compares players in Europe’s top five leagues, places the £82,000-a-week star in the top 1% for attempted passes and progressive passes, the top 2% for total shots, expected assists, and progressive passes received, the top 3% for non-penalty goals and shot-creating actions, and the top 4% for touches in the opposition’s penalty area and non-penalty expected goals, all per 90.
Although Thomas Tuchel praised his player earlier this season (via Get French Football News), it is clear that the Frenchman had an impact on him despite Bayern’s apparent desire to let him go.
He is an undervalued athlete. He can adjust to any situation and he is a fierce defender.
He is a great team player, and he won my confidence right away by demonstrating that I was correct.
If United can close this transaction, ten Hag will have access to yet another footballer with extraordinary skill in the future years.
