Benjamin Pavard sent transfer warning by Bayern Munich
By Tom Gott
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has warned Benjamin Pavard that public pressure about a future transfer will not work against the Bundesliga side.
Pavard, whose contract expires in 2024, has yet to agree an extension to his current deal and has publicly admitted on more than one occasion that he would be prepared to listen to offers from elsewhere, with Serie A side AC Milan even namedropped as a possible landing spot.
However, Kahn has now warned Pavard that speaking publicly about his future is no way to resolve his situation.
"Nobody can start their departure with statements, especially not in public," Kahn told Sky Germany. "We won't allow that.
"Benjamin knows what he has in Bayern. We also know what we have in him. We can classify and manage the emotions of the players, which sometimes go up and down."
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One issue for Pavard is the position in which he plays on the pitch. He recently confessed that he will only consider offers as a central defender, despite the vast majority of his Bayern career being spent as a right-back.
Indeed, Pavard made his name at Stuttgart as a central defender, but he has rarely been used there in Munich. Of his 140 appearances for the club, just 31 have come as a centre-back.
He ended the first half of the Bundesliga season in a central role, although that was largely due to the injury suffered by Matthijs de Ligt.