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Chelsea alerted as Pavard throws wobbler at Bayern Munich

Tension is growing at Bayern Munich between Benjamin Pavard and coaching staff.

The France defender was linked with a move to Chelsea in the summer with reports suggesting he was open to the idea.

He's been first-choice right-back since joining from Stuttgart for £31.5m in 2019, but Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann has relegated him to the bench in three of their last five matches.

And it appears that decision hasn't gone down well with France international Pavard. He was the first player to leave the Allianz Arena after the match yesterday, having been brought on at half-time.

After sleeping on it, Pavard looked just as annoyed in training this morning. Sky Deutschland's Florian Plettenberg reports he was again the first player to leave.

He was said to have had a "frustrating performance" and didn't make eye contact with the Bayern coaches as he walked off the pitch. Plettenberg added that there's currently no concrete talks about extending his current contract past 2024.

Pavard has been pushing to play as a centre-back, but Nagelsmann's options are plentiful in that position.

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