Benjamin Pavard didn’t play much football in Qatar, but he seems to have made up his mind about his own future. Even before the start of the World Cup, he made it known to the leaders of Bayern that he wants to leave Munich if he is not guaranteed to play in the position of a central defender, even though he is basically a right back. However, as reported by the German Sport Bild, the French national team player does not seem to have any intention of negotiating with the Bavarians on a possible extension of the cooperation, which expires in June 2024.As things currently stand, there will be no meeting with sports director Hasan Salihamidzic after the World Cup, and his departure from the Allianz Arena is quite certain. As the contract still runs for a year and a half, Bayern have a chance to avoid the scenario with David Alaba and Niklas Sule slipping away as free agents, but the amount the Bavarians want for Pavard – which is estimated at around 30,000,000 to 35,000,000 euros – may only be realistic in the upcoming January transfer window. Already in the summer, entering the last 12 months of the contract could bring that number down significantly.The reason Benjamin Pavard dropped to the bench and didn’t get a single minute again after the Australia game was that he defied Didier Deschamps’ instructions not to go over the halfway line in two situations during the game [@SPORTBILD] pic.twitter.com/OnIqfk3da6— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 14, 2022 Pavard played only the first match against Australia at the World Cup, and then gave way to Jules Kounde, but he still believes that from Bayern he can join the ranks of some other European giants. He recently said that he could imagine himself in AC Milan with compatriots Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez – but realistically speaking, Rossoneri have not yet regained the status of a club that belongs to the cream of European football.The current market value of the 26-year-old, according to the specialized Transfermarkt, is 35,000,000 euros. The French defender is able to cover the position of right back and stopper equally well – he ‘exploded’ at the previous World Cup in Russia as a full back so that Bayern would buy him in the following summer of 2019 from Stuttgart for 35,000,000 euros, who had bought him three years earlier from Lille for 5,000,000.##NAJAVA_MECA_6890959##Pavard played 13 league matches for Bayern this season, mostly as a right-back, while in the Champions League he was on the pitch in all six games (three as a starter) and covered the sweeper position four times.
