Bayern star Pavard talks about his alcohol drive: "I made a mistake"

Benjamin Pavard is one of the winners at FC Bayern in recent weeks.

Contrary to rumours, he never wanted to leave Munich, as he emphasizes.

Munich – From a struggling emigration candidate to a fence screamer: Benjamin Pavard has shown an impressive change in the past few weeks.

And actually Julian Nagelsmann only grants him what he always wanted: assignments in central defense.

Bayern star Benjamin Pavard in top form

Due to the transfer of Joao Cancelo, FC Bayern has recently been running with a three-man chain, which obviously suits the Frenchman.

"Being the first station in the build-up game, fighting duels, defending up front - these are the things I like to do," said Pavard in an interview with

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When things weren't going particularly well for him personally last autumn and Noussair Mazraoui surpassed him, rumors of a transfer persisted.

He himself fueled them.

Tenor: Pavard wants to leave by summer at the latest.

There was also talk of a tense relationship with Julian Nagelsmann.

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Benjamin Pavard admits a mistake.

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Pavard wants to stay at Bayern: "I never said I wanted to leave"

In the past few days and weeks, however, there have been signs of a turnaround.

Now Pavard himself speaks plain language: "I never said that I wanted to go.

I feel very comfortable here, I like the club and the fans."

After FC Bayern rejected a transfer offer from Inter Milan in the winter, Pavard made it clear: "I'm not one to disembark in the middle of a journey.

My goal was definitely to stay at Bayern.

I want to win as many titles as possible with Bayern.”

Bayern Munich's record scorers

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Pavard comments on losing his driver's license: "No one is perfect"

The fact that he was caught drunk at the wheel in the fall didn't help his standing at the time - and Pavard still regrets the incident.

"I made a mistake that I've admitted.

Nobody is perfect, but I learned from it.” One thing was important to him and he emphasizes it explicitly: “I always had the backing of the club.”

Like the newly appointed world coach Lionel Scaloni, he only has words of praise for his Nagelsmann: “The coach is very open.

If you want to talk to him and knock on his door, he's always there for you.

I learn from him every day how I can improve," says Pavard.

Doesn't sound like a bad relationship.

Assistant coach Dino Toppmöller is also a close confidant for him, as he reveals.

"We exchange ideas very often." If Pavard continues like this, he could soon even get a contract extension at Bayern.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a step further.

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