The World Cup-winning defender seemingly shares notably similarities with the Liverpool leader
Tottenham Hotspur could be offered the chance to sign Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard, with the Frenchman expected to be part of a deal that would see Harry Kane leave the club.
According to 90min, the Bundesliga club is keen to further up their interest in the Spurs talisman by meeting with chairman Daniel Levy, with Thomas Tuchel’s side having already had two bids for the 29-year-old rejected this summer.
The story says that the German giants have ‘floated the idea’ of including a member of their first-team squad as part of their next bid to sign the England skipper, with Pavard among those who may be ‘on the table’.
The World Cup winner, who has reportedly been valued at €30m (£26m) with just a year left on his current deal, is thought to be ‘connected’ to a club-record offer from Bayern of roughly £86m.
Despite the fact that the north Londoners have failed to recruit a new centre-back – despite continued talks with Edmond Tapsoba and Micky van de Ven – the report concludes that ‘there is little to suggest that this will lure Tottenham’.
According to the source, Tottenham may not be intrigued by the notion of signing the 27-year-old, but the versatile ace – who can also play at right-back – may possibly emerge as a great leader at N17 if he is to sign.
Previously described as “underrated” by Tuchel and hailed as “outstanding” by former Bayern president Uli Hoeneß, the £83k-per-week machine could prove to be a wise investment for Levy and co, especially given his statistical similarities to Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, according to Opta’s Player Radars.
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