Pavard before change?
Lewandowski advisor is probably working on the next Bayern transfer via detours
Created: 2022-07-21Updated: 2022-07-21, 2:24 p.m
By: Christoph Klaucke
After the Lewandowski transfer, FC Bayern thought they were finally rid of him.
But advisor Pini Zahavi could also be involved in a possible change from Benjamin Pavard.
Munich – The transfer of Robert Lewandowski is just history, as the next departure from FC Bayern is already in the offing.
Benjamin Pavard could leave the German record champions after the arrival of the new defense boss Matthijs de Ligt this summer.
And once again Lewandowski advisor Pini Zahavi apparently has his fingers in the pie.
The player's agent, who is not welcome at Bayern, could help ring Munich's transfer till again.
Name: Benjamin Pavard |
Age: March 28, 1996 (age 26), Maubeuge, France |
Club: FC Bayern Munich (contract until 2024) |
Position: centre-back/right-back |
Market value: 30 million |
FC Bayern: Lewandowski advisor Zahavi has his fingers in the game with Benjamin Pavard
After a week-long mud fight, Robert Lewandowski switched from Bayern Munich to FC Barcelona for a fixed fee of 45 million euros.
The Pole finally thanked his advisor and defended him: "Pini is not selfish".
The Bayern bosses should have a different opinion about the 78-year-old Israeli.
Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß once described the agent as a "greedy piranha".
At that time, Bayern could not agree on a contract extension with David Alaba, the Austrian went to Real Madrid on a free transfer last summer.
Now the Lewandowski transfer and next Pavard?
The Frenchman is unhappy with his role at right-back and would much rather take responsibility in central defence.
Due to the de Ligt transfer, there is an oversupply in the center of defense with the existing staff Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano and Tanguy Nianzou.
Pavard's wish remains unfulfilled.
Lewandowski advisor Pini Zahavi could initiate a transfer from Bayern's Benjamin Pavard.
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Is Lewandowski advisor Zahavi leading the next Bayern exit with Pavard?
But what does Zahavi have to do with a possible transfer of the 2018 French world champion?
Zahavi isn't even an advisor to Pavard!
This is where it gets a little complicated: Pavard's advisor is Joseph Mohan, and the two are friends with former Sky presenter Max Bielefeld, as reported by the
picture
.
The former "transfer insider" switched to Zahavi's agency a few months ago.
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Thus, the Pavard side is in direct contact with Zahavi.
He could use his network and "friendly support" Pavard in the search for a suitable club, it is said.
The 26-year-old has most recently been linked with Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.
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FC Bayern could use Pavard millions: Kahn and Nagelsmann open transfer poker
After their transfer offensive, Bayern could still use millions on the income side.
According to the picture
, the bosses around sports director Hasan Salihamidzic and CEO Oliver Kahn hope for a
transfer fee of over 20 million euros for Pavard, Sky even reports 35 million.
Pavard came to Munich from VfB Stuttgart three years ago for this amount.
However, Bayern have no pressure to sell and play Pavard poker for time.
Kahn points to the flexibility of the Frenchman and the packed schedule as a result of the Winter World Cup.
Julian Nagelsmann takes the same line.
"It's not the plan for a player to leave us.
We have a lot of games from September in particular, so we need a lot of players," said the Bayern coach, who then sent a meaningful message: "But in football you never know..."
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