Bayern Munich have agreed a deal to sign Stuttgart full-back Benjamin Pavard at the end of the season, the club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has announced.
Pavard played a key role in France’s World Cup win at Russia 2018 and reports of a move to Bayern have persisted since, although both parties have previously denied any agreement.
Salihamidzic has now confirmed that terms have been agreed for a switch come the end of the season, with Pavard to sign a deal that will keep him at Bayern until 2024.
“I can confirm that Benjamin Pavard will join us on a five-year deal from July 1, 2019,” he told reporters in Doha.
The defender, who can play at centre-back as well as right-back, moved to the Bundesliga from Lille in 2016 and soon established himself as a star man for Stuttgart, starting all 34 league games last season.
He has also played 14 times in the Bundesliga this term, but Stuttgart are toiling in 16th place.