Top of their list’: Romano says Man City have already lined up their perfect replacement for Kyle Walker

Top of their list’: Romano says Man City have already lined up their perfect replacement for Kyle Walker

Manchester City have reportedly identified Benjamin Pavard as their ideal replacement for Kyle Walker.

Earlier today, it was claimed that the Englishman has verbally agreed to join Bayern Munich this summer.

With the 33-year-old’s departure now looking to be a possibility, some fresh details have emerged regarding one player that the Citizens have on their radar as being an potential replacement for Walker.

In a recent Twitter post, Fabrizio Romano had this to say on the situation.

He said: “EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City have now Benjamin Pavard on top of their list as new right back. #MCFC.

“Pavard is Man City’s priority in case Kyle Walker will join Bayern, deal advanced on player side but not completed yet. Bayern and City will discuss about Walker and Pavard.”

After making 162 appearances for the German club across all competitions, scoring 12 goals and delivering 12 assists along the way, it was reported last month that Bayern are willing to sell the 27-year-old this summer for a fee of €30m (£25m).

Last season saw the Frenchman feature in 30 Bundesliga games for Thomas Tuchel’s side and rack up the second-highest number of clearances (83) and progressive passes (202) at the club, as well as having the second-highest combined total of tackles and interceptions (114) in the squad.

Given the experience he has of playing at a top club like Bayern and the fairly low transfer fee it could take to secure his signature, this could be a great move for City to focus on, especially since it would give them a replacement for Walker.

Moving forward, we feel that it would make sense for the Manchester club to do all they can to secure a deal for Pavard so they don’t have to worry about dealing with Walker’s potential departure and having to find a suitable replacement for him before the season starts.

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The Manchester City star could link up with his old Monaco teammate at the Parc des Princes this summer, reports claim.

Mbappe has reportedly made his feelings known (Image: Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)
Bernardo Silva is reportedly seeking a Manchester City departure with Paris Saint-Germain a possible destination.

Talks between the player and Barcelona almost led to an Etihad exit last summer before both parties agreed to call off a move. Le 10 Sport claims that the Portugal international is keen to force through a departure this time around, but not to Barcelona.

Not only that, the report claims Kylian Mbappe wants to play with Silva at PSG. The pair enjoyed a fruitful spell together at Monaco, when Campos was sporting director, before joining their respective current employers.

Both parties are now said to be leaning towards a reunion with Silva, who has scored two goals and assisted five more in 20 Premier League appearances this season. Meanwhile, it is claimed that City will target two midfielders, a winger and a full-back this summer.

The Telegraph says Jude Bellingham is one their targets while The Times says Ben Chillwell has been shortlisted as a potential Joao Cancelo replacement if the defender permanently signs for Bayern Munich in the summer following his loan spell.