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BAYERN MUNICH right-back Benjamin Pavard has revealed he is “considering new projects”.But, in a blow to Manchester United, the 2018 World Cup winner appears to be eyeing Serie A for his next move.
Benjamin Pavard has opened the door for a move to AC MilanCredit: AFP
The Red Devils were rumoured to have a bid for Pavard rejected in the summer.
With Aaron Wan-Bissaka well out of favour, United could be eyeing competition for the revived Diogo Dalot.
But Pavard has opened the door to a shock move to AC Milan.
The 26-year-old has revealed he wants to play alongside national team pal Olivier Giroud.
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He is also eyeing a positional change, and is open to shuffling into the heart of defence from right-back.
Pavard is seemingly open to a new challenge… but unfortunately to United fans it appears unlikely to be at Old Trafford.
The Frenchman told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I’ve been playing in Germany for seven years, I have many friends in Stuttgart and I’ve won everything with Bayern.
“I play to win and I am open to considering new projects as a centre-back.
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“Olivier [Giroud] always tells me that Italy is a country that 100% lives for football. He has told me about the magic in the derby and the big celebrations for Milan’s title win.”
“I’d like to play with him because he is a good friend of mine, let’s see.
“It is never easy to win, but Serie A is very interesting, not just for a defender like me. It’s very open as my friends Giroud, Theo Hernandez and Adrien Rabiot have always told me.”
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MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly lining up a blockbuster bid for Kylian Mbappe, with Victor Osimhen also in their sights.That’s after SunSport exclusively revealed United are ready to rip up Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract after his explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
Man Utd are lining up a mega bid for PSG’s Kylian Mbappe to replace Cristiano RonaldoCredit: AP
Napoli star Victor Osimhen is another option for the Red DevilsCredit: Reuters
The Portuguese superstar, 37, stunned United with his shock outburst on Sunday night, slamming the club’s infrastructure and ambition while adding he has “no respect” for boss Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils are now considering their next step, and one option is to tear up Ronaldo’s contract to make him a free agent.
That would see United need a new striker to lead the line in 2023.
And the Mirror claims Ten Hag has already turned to Mbappe as his top option.
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The French forward, 23, is believed to still be unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain after demanding to leave last month.
It’s reckoned Mbappe saw red after the Ligue 1 champs failed to pay him part of his salary in September.
And United are now putting together a potential £150million offer, as well as a contract worth an initial £500,000-a-week.
Mbappe’s numbers show he is worth it, having scored 19 goals in 20 games this season.
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Man Utd are ready to rip up Ronaldo’s contract, making him a free agentCredit: AFP
But whether PSG will sell is another story, having handed Mbappe a new deal just six months ago.
That means United are also looking at other options, and one of them is thought to be Napoli’s Osimhen.
The Nigerian ace, 23, has emerged as one of Europe’s top strikers and has a host of admirers.
And Osimhen has looked sharp this season with 10 goals in 14 games.
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It’s even reckoned Napoli could sell for £60m.
That’s after landing a new cult star in 21-year-old Georgian attacker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has eight goals and 10 assists in 17 games since his £7m summer move from Dinamo Batumi. More

RIO FERDINAND says he “knows for a fact” that Cristiano Ronaldo “manufactured” his explosive shock interview to force through his Manchester United exit.Ronaldo hit out at the club for “betraying” him and making him feel like a “black sheep”, blamed for everything going wrong at Old Trafford.
Rio Ferdinand says there is no way back for Cristiano Ronaldo at Man UtdCredit: Instagram
The defender played alongside the Portuguese legend for the Red DevilsCredit: Reuters
The striker revealed he does not respect manager Erik ten Hag and blasted the club’s lack of progress since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013.
Manchester United club chiefs – including Ten Hag, chief executive Richard Arnold and football director John Murtough – sat down for initial talks to discuss their response before releasing a statement this afternoon.
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Now Ronaldo’s former United team-mate Ferdinand has waded in by saying that he believes the 37-year-old’s “love affair with Man Utd is finished” now.
Ferdinand told Vibe with Five: “The book has been closed. He’s snookered the club and put them into a position where there’s no way back.
“Whether anyone at the club wanted to keep Cristiano, they can’t now after what he said.
“If the interview was two minutes long, not an hour or two, and he said the comment ‘I don’t respect the manager’, regardless of anything else, that is going to be the reason why he goes.
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“I played with players like Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, David Beckham, Jaap Stam [before I was there], all players the manager [Sir Alex Ferguson] booted out the football club because he said they thought they were players that were bigger than the club at the time for different reasons. All of them reasons by the way were nothing like what we have seen from Cristiano.
“Us, everyone in the media, fans knew this moment was coming.”
Ferdinand added: “You can’t sit here and defend that from Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Deep down and I know it for a fact, this has all been manufactured for one thing – and that’s for him to leave the club.
“I don’t feel there’s any way back, I don’t feel the club will take him back and I don’t think that he wants to come back. This is all manufactured for that reason.
“Up to this interview I would defend him, and say the club have a big responsibility to communicate better.
“How are the club going to allow Ronaldo to come back and undermine their current manager? They can’t.” More

CRISTIANO RONALDO has confirmed that it was Sir Alex Ferguson who convinced him to snub Manchester City.It was just over 14 months ago that Ronaldo sensationally re-signed for Manchester United in a comeback story that stunned and enthralled the world of football.
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed it was Sir Alex Ferguson who persuaded him to snub Man CityCredit: Getty
Fergie phoned the star and convinced him to re-join Man Utd 14 months agoCredit: Getty
He was heading to United’s great rivals City when a personal appeal from his great mentor and father figure drove him back to where he started.
During an exclusive interview with Sun Sport columnist Piers Morgan, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner tapped his chest and said: “I followed my heart.”

“He (Sir Alex) said to me, ‘It’s impossible for you to come to Manchester City’, and I said, ‘OK, Boss.’”
In his first game back at Old Trafford, the self-styled “Theatre of Dreams”, he scored twice in a thumping 4-1 victory over Newcastle, cheered on in the stands by Sir Alex and Ronaldo’s ecstatic, weeping mother.
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The delirious United fans chanted “Viva Ronaldo” for hours after the game and his team-mate Marcus Rashford tweeted that night: “Like he never left.”
Ronaldo finished as top scorer with 24 goals for the club last term but their failure to qualify for the Champions League under former boss Ralf Rangnick led to him wanting to leave in the summer.
After his much-publicised failure to secure a summer exit, Ronaldo has been forced to play a role largely from the bench this term in the Premier League.
And with his match action largely restricted to the cups, he has only managed to score three times since Ten Hag took charge at the start of the campaign.
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Tensions have been building between Ronaldo and the Dutchman for months.
And that boiled over last month with a row following the forward’s walkout and refusal to come off the bench against Tottenham which led to the manager suspending him.

Speaking of Ten Hag, Ronaldo told Morgan: “I don’t have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me.
“If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you.”
Of Rangnick, who had not managed a football team for over a decade, he said: “If you’re not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? I’d never even heard of him.”

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