Pavard increasingly likely to stay, training resumes tomorrow with Lautaro

Tomorrow will be a key day for Inter. The protagonists of the Asian tour will return to training at Appiano Gentile, where they will meet up with Lautaro Martinez. At the end of the Club World Cup, the captain had directed some criticism at certain teammates without naming anyone explicitly. Among the possible recipients of those words could also have been Benjamin Pavard.

The French defender is now close to staying with the Nerazzurri. According to Corriere dello Sport, what is being called a retention operation is bearing fruit. Pavard has convinced with the commitment shown in training and through a series of good performances during the summer preparation.

For his part, the center-back has never had any doubts about his desire to remain at Inter after the rather unsatisfying experience at Marseille. Numerically, the squad is complete and his confirmation has in fact blocked the possible arrival of Romero. For Chivu, he can be a useful resource as a right-sided center-back.

However, staying does involve a significant financial aspect. The economic weight of Pavard has deterred several European clubs from making concrete offers, in addition to the player’s unwillingness to consider destinations such as Saudi Arabia, where there had been talk of a possible inclusion as a makeweight in the Diaby deal with Al-Ittihad.