Benjamin Pavard’s Transfer Could Be Finally Unlocked As Marseille Show Concrete interest In Joaquin Correa
Written By Onyeka Daniel
Since this early week, it has been expected Italian side, Inter Milan will sign Bayern Munich defender, Benjamin Pavard having agreed a fee with the German club and also reached an agreement on personal terms with the player, but somehow, the move is missing the final greenlight from the selling club.
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While the move to sign Lazar Samardzic is still fresh in the minds of the fans of the Nerazzurri, the move to bring in the French international is different as the Bavarians are only holding up the move until they secure his replacement, with the player already making it clear that he wants to leave.
He was an unused substitute for Bayern against Werder Bremen on Friday and is eager to join Inter Milan, so he may have played his last game for Die Roten. The 27-year-old defender missed training on Wednesday due to illness. He will hope to seal a move to Inter Milan by the end of this week.
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.The Bavarians are now close to several signings and among them is the replacement which will then accelerate the transfer of Pavard. Bayern Munich will be scampering for a defender in the final eight days of the transfer window. The defending Bundesliga champions have practically agreed a deal to sign Thilo Kehrer.
The West Ham United defender has emerged as an option for Bayern after they failed to secure Kyle Walker who is Thomas Tuchel ideal signing. The former PSG defender fits into the type of profile the Bavarians will need to replace Pavard. The German international can operate as a right-back and center-back.
Moreover, Kehrer is also familiar with Tuchel’s philosophy since the duo worked together at Paris Saint-Germain. The 26-year-old German defender has been a mainstay in West Ham’s team since arriving from Paris Saint-Germain in 2022. Kehrer helped West Ham to lift the Europa Conference League at the end of last season.
It remains to be seen if West Ham will sell Kehrer this late in the transfer window. Apart from Thilo Kehrer, Bayern have also been linked with Southampton’s Armel Bella-Kotchap. The 21-year-old German defender is looking to play at the top level after the Saints were relegated to the Championship last season.
The next few days will give a clear picture of Die Roten’s plan to replace Pavard. The German side have also agreed a deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Daniel Peretz. The 23-year-old goalkeeper is expected to undergo medical in Munich to complete the transfer later this week.
He will provide competition to Sven Ulreich, who is currently deputising Manuel Neuer in the starting XI after Yann Sommer completed a move to Inter Milan earlier this month.
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Another good news could be on the horizon for the Nerazzurri as their want away Argentine striker, Joaquin Correa is generating plenty of interest and could leave before the transfer window closes, but it’s left to be seen if his transfer can generate enough funds for the club to bring in another quality striker.
Few days ago, the player is said to have informed the club of his desire to move elsewhere in search of first team football and the likes of Torino, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and Real Betis were said to be interested. More recently, another club has now joined the fray and they seem to be more serious than the previously mentioned club.
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French side, Olympic Marseille is the club and ore details of their interest have begun to surface. According to the report, Marseille have made an initial enquiry for Correa. Reports from Italy points out that the conversations so far have been between representatives from Marseille and Correa’s entourage, not yet with Inter officially. They would like to sign him on an initial loan deal with an option to buy and the transfer is expected to cost around €15m.
If the 29-year-old were to leave this summer, it is widely believed that the Nerazzurri will make a move to bring free agent Alexis Sanchez back to the club for a second spell. Inter had originally signed Correa on a loan deal from Lazio for a fee of €6m in 2021, before making his move permanent for a further fee of €27.3m one year later.
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