After the links during the summer transfer window, Galatasaray are reportedly keen on trying again for AC Milan centre-back Strahinja Pavlovic.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport have published a report that looks at the futures of Yann Bisseck and Pavlovic, who now seem to be established starters for Inter and Milan respectively. Yet the wave of recent success isn’t enough to dispel doubts about their future in the city.
The German defender seemed destined to leave in the summer on the cusp of turning 25 while the Serbian too had plenty of buzz surrounding his departure, with it being considered inevitable at one point.
Pavlovic still in demand
The report states that Galatasaray’s tireless representatives have made contact to gauge Pavlovic’s availability, having tried in the summer too. Such attempts risk being in vain, considering Massimiliano Allegri has restored his faith in the man who arrived in 2024 from RB Salzburg for €18m.
He’s performing well in the three-man defence, growing game by game and even adding goals, like the winner against Roma on Sunday. In fact, that outing against the Giallorossi might just have been his best in a Milan shirt, so everything is going well for him in short.
In Allegri’s eyes, Pavlovic can grow even more to become a top defender in every sense. So, the notion of Galatasaray prising him away in the middle of a season where Milan could fight for the title seems incredibly remote. They are ‘only willing to consider offers exceeding €20m’, the paper concludes.