The Bayern player who is compared to Rodri and dreams of the Ballon d’Or

The arrival of Vincent Kompany to the Bayern Munich It marked a radical change in the football career of Alexander Pavlovic. The young German midfielder had played 22 games with the Bavarian first team, but still alternated his minutes with the reserve team. Bayern. Starting with the 24/25 season, Pavlovic He established himself in the first team, playing 33 games that same season.

Last season was when the German international definitely exploded. During the season, the player played 44 games with the Bayern scoring 4 goals and distributing 2 assists, but Pavlovic It is much more than that. Although his position is midfielder, he has also had minutes on the sides, since in the system used by Kompany in it Bayernwhen they attack they begin to occupy interior positions in the game and even play as two more interior players.

After the great season played with Bayern where he won a double, the Bundesliga and the German Cupand where they stayed at the gates of the final of Championsthe player was called up to be part of the German team in the World 2026. There he did not show his best performance and was criticized for Philip Lahm stating that “The midfield has been especially unstable… Alexander Pavlović He hasn’t convinced me at all in this tournament. I have observed a huge number of turnovers in simple situations. In addition, they do not occupy the best positions on the field”, Germany was eliminated in the round of 32 against Paraguay.

Despite his poor play in the World Cup, the newspaper says Bild that he Manchester City was very interested in the player to be the replacement for Rodri Due to their great physical similarities, the German is 1.87 meters tall, and football similarities. Pavlovic He immediately closed the door on them, but after being asked about the comparisons with Rodrideclared “Everyone knows that Rodri is a top-level defensive midfielder. He didn’t win the Ballon d’Or by chance. Of course, I’m honored to be compared to a player like that,” but it didn’t stop there, because the German player added, “It serves as an incentive for me to achieve my goal. “I would be lying if I said it wouldn’t be my dream to win the Ballon d’Or one day.”

Although in the edition of Ballon d’Or this year is not among the top candidates, who knows if it will be for next season. At the moment, he has one goal and two assists in eight games.