Manchester City have reportedly identified Benjamin Pavard as their ideal replacement for Kyle Walker.
Earlier today, it was claimed that the Englishman has verbally agreed to join Bayern Munich this summer.
With the 33-year-old’s departure now looking to be a possibility, some fresh details have emerged regarding one player that the Citizens have on their radar as being an potential replacement for Walker.
City eye Pavard as Walker replacement
In a recent Twitter post, Fabrizio Romano had this to say on the situation.
He said: “EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City have now Benjamin Pavard on top of their list as new right back. #MCFC.
“Pavard is Man City’s priority in case Kyle Walker will join Bayern, deal advanced on player side but not completed yet. Bayern and City will discuss about Walker and Pavard.”
After making 162 appearances for the German club across all competitions, scoring 12 goals and delivering 12 assists along the way, it was reported last month that Bayern are willing to sell the 27-year-old this summer for a fee of €30m (£25m).
Last season saw the Frenchman feature in 30 Bundesliga games for Thomas Tuchel’s side and rack up the second-highest number of clearances (83) and progressive passes (202) at the club, as well as having the second-highest combined total of tackles and interceptions (114) in the squad.
Given the experience he has of playing at a top club like Bayern and the fairly low transfer fee it could take to secure his signature, this could be a great move for City to focus on, especially since it would give them a replacement for Walker.
Moving forward, we feel that it would make sense for the Manchester club to do all they can to secure a deal for Pavard so they don’t have to worry about dealing with Walker’s potential departure and having to find a suitable replacement for him before the season starts.
