Barcelona or Real Madrid – Ideal destination for Benjamin Pavard?

It
has
been
reported
that
Real
Madrid
have
leapfrogged
ahead
of
their
arch-rivals
Barca
in
the
race
to
sign
the
France
international.
The
World
Cup-winning
defender
is
far
from
happy
at
Bayern
Munich
and
has
rejected
a
new
deal
from
the
Bavarian
giants.

With
Pavard’s
current
deal
at
the
Allianz
Arena
expiring
in
the
summer
of
2024,
the
defender
looks
destined
for
an
exit
from
the
Allianz
Arena
in
the
summer.

The
Bavarian
giants
are
reportedly
set
to
demand
a
fee
of
€35
million
for
the
Frenchman,
which
is
pretty
reasonable
for
what
Pavard
offers.

Pavard
is
capable
of
playing
either
right-back
or
centre-back.
He
has
also
played
as
a
left-back
and
even
as
a
defensive
midfielder.

The
Frenchman
also
boasts
plenty
of
experience
at
the
highest
level
for
both
club
and
country
and
also
as
a
key
part
of
the
French
side
that
won
the
World
Cup
in
2018.

At
just
26
years
of
age,
Pavard
offers
quite
an
all-round
package
and
looks
like
a
bargain
at
just
€35
million.
However,
Barcelona
looks
like
an
ideal
destination
for
the
Frenchman
in
comparison
to
Real
Madrid.

The
Catalan
giants
have
Hector
Bellerin
and
Sergi
Roberto
as
options
at
the
right-back
position
and
both
have
their
deals
expiring
this
summer.

Neither
of
the
two
players
have
managed
to
impress
for
the
Blaugrana
this
season
which
is
why
the
likes
of
Jules
Kounde
and
Ronald
Araujo
have
often
been
used
in
that
role.

Real
Madrid,
on
the
other
hand,
are
also
in
need
of
a
right-back
with
Dani
Carvajal
and
Lucas
Vazquez
both
at
31
right
now.
However,
they
both
have
been
impressive
in
recent
times
and
still
have
a
few
years
left
in
them.

Unless
Los
Blancos
sell
either
of
the
two,
Pavard
does
not
simply
look
like
a
necessity.
If
Pavard
wants
regular
first-team
football,
Barcelona
should
be
his
first-choice
as
he
would
be
an
automatic
pick
at
right-back
for
the
Blaugrana.