Are Manchester United and Chelsea set to do battle over Bayern Munich defender this summer?

Chelsea and Manchester United are set to do battle as soon as extra within the switch market as they’re two of the edges considering Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard this summer time, in keeping with experiences in France.

Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel are eager to discover a appropriate backup for Reece James this season amid issues Cesar Azpilicueta could also be Barcelona sure, with the Englishman having suffered an injury-prone season final day trip.

In the meantime, Erik ten Hag is considered sad along with his present right-back selections and Aaron wan-Bissaka is prone to go away the membership this summer time, leaving simply Diogo Dalot as a viable choice in that place.

Aaron Wan Bissaka is anticipated to depart Manchester United this summer time ought to the Pink Devils be capable of discover a new right-back (Photograph by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Photographs).

And, having missed out on Jonathan Clauss this summer time, each golf equipment are considered weighing up a transfer for Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard, with the 26-year-old contemplating a transfer away from Bavaria this summer time, in keeping with L’Equipe.

Two issues face chasing pair

Nonetheless, two issues face Manchester United and Chelsea ought to they want to pursue a deal for the Frenchman. Firstly, they don’t seem to be alone, with Atletico Madrid and Juventus each additionally eyeing up a transfer for the defender.

Secondly, and maybe extra importantly, it’s thought that Pavard is eager to return to his roots as a central defender, moderately than as a full-back.

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Chelsea have already signed Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli and are closing in on a deal for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde, which means that it is unlikely that they might look to maneuver for Pavard too.

Moreover, Manchester United have signed Lisandro Martinez to hitch Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof within the coronary heart of their backline, which as soon as extra makes a transfer for Pavard appear unlikely.

Ought to he want to play as a right-back, a transfer to both facet would make sense, however within the coronary heart of defence it appears a non-starter.

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Premier League desk

#	Workforce	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Workforce	Objectives
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Workforce	Pink Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Workforce	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6