Barcelona in pole position to sign 26-year-old Real Madrid target, player wants Camp Nou move

According to German publication BILD (h/t MARCA), Barcelona are in pole position to secure the signing of Bayern Munich right-back Benjamin Pavard. The 26-year-old Frenchman is also on the radars of Real Madrid.

Pavard has had somewhat of a falling out with Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann. And with his contract expiring in 18 months, rumours of a summer exit have been doing the rounds for a while now.

Barcelona have shown an interest in securing the signing of the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner. The Catalans’ problems at right-back need no introduction and they are intent on addressing the issue once and for all with the signing of a top player.

To that end, Pavard has emerged as a target for Barça, with reports suggesting that there had already been contact between the two parties.

However, recently, it had been reported that Real Madrid too had entered the race to sign Pavard. The reigning La Liga champions are also keen on signing a new right-back next summer and have set their sights on the Bayern Munich ace as a possible option.

Several other teams are said to be interested in the French international. However, as per BILD, as relayed by MARCA, Barcelona have the best chances of signing Pavard at the moment.

It is claimed that the 26-year-old desires to play at Camp Nou and with the Catalans also keen on signing him, it has seemingly put them at the front of the queue for his services.

Bayern Munich, for their part, are unlikely to stand in the way of an exit as the next summer window would represent their final chance of getting a reasonable fee for Pavard’s exit.

Barcelona had negotiated with the Bavarian giants for the signing of Robert Lewandowski last summer and, as things stand, they may be set to raid the Allianz Arena for another player later this year.