MILAN (AP) — Champions League finalist Inter Milan has acquired defender Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich.

Pavard, a World Cup winner with France in 2018 and a Champions League winner with Bayern in 2020, spent 4 years with the German champions. He’s the second participant that Inter has signed from Bayern on this switch interval after goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

The switch, introduced by Inter late Wednesday, is reportedly price 30 million euros ($33 million) - making him among the many costliest gamers arriving in Italy this season. Pavard signed a five-year contract with the Nerazzurri.

Pavard stated he talked with each Sommer and France teammate Marcus Thuram, who additionally just lately joined Inter.

“We spoke a few times,” Pavard stated. “Marcus and I were texting. He told me that the atmosphere here is amazing, that this is a top club. I’m happy to be at a team of this level.”

Pavard, whose contract at Bayern was on account of expire on the finish of the season, was typically deployed for granted again at Bayern however has stated he would favor to be a central defender.

The France worldwide has been restricted to solely 45 minutes within the German Super Cup to date this season and missed Bayern’s first two league video games. Bayern stated final week he had an sickness that was stopping him from coaching on the time.

Pavard has performed 49 occasions for France and received the World Cup in 2018, scoring a swerving volley in opposition to Argentina within the quarterfinals that was voted the purpose of the match. He was within the squad for final 12 months’s World Cup however solely performed one group sport as France completed runner-up.

Inter, which was overwhelmed by Manchester City within the Champions League last, has received its opening two Serie A matches - each by scores of 2-0.

Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni, Francesco Acerbi and Matteo Darmian have been Inter‘s top choices in coach Simone Inzaghi’s most popular three-man protection.

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