Pep Guardiola ‘wants to guide’ Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich to Manchester City but could face competition from Manchester United for him.
That’s according to Sky Germany, who say United are ‘still in the race’ for the Frenchman despite their rivals seemingly stepping forwards.
They back recent reports that Manchester City are interested in the defender and would like to sign him from Bayern Munich this summer if they can.
However, according to their information there are ‘still no agreements’ in place between the two sides and so a transfer is not advanced or anything of that nature.
Indeed, any potential deal is surely dependent on the future of Kyle Walker, who has been targeted by Bayern Munich and could be heading out of the Etihad this summer.
That would leave a gap in Pep Guardiola’s squad that would need to be filled and Pavard, who can play at right back or centre back, might be the answer to the problem.
Manchester City and Bayern are yet to get into the negotiations properly, though, it seems and there are other suitors, namely Manchester United and Juventus, who are ‘in the race’ for him.
The former are known to have been looking for a new right back for some time, with the Manchester United boss clearly thinking about adding more versatility to his squad at the back.
Pavard could help out at either centre-back or right-back of those given his experience at club and international level and it seems United are still in the mix, despite City now being keen.
ℹ️ Nach Sky Infomation will Pep Guardiola Benjamin Pavard nach Manchester lotsen. Auch Transfer-Experte Fabrizio Romano berichtet darüber. Allerdings gibt es nach Sky Infos noch keine Einigungen und mit Manchester United sowie Juventus sind noch zwei weitere Top-Teams im Rennen. pic.twitter.com/4GPFZWSaUa
— Sky Sport (@SkySportDE) July 14, 2023
