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Chelsea told Benjamin Pavard transfer fee by Bayern Munich with Thomas Tuchel keen to add another defender

CHELSEA have been made aware of Bayern Munich's asking price for defender Benjamin Pavard, according to reports.

Thomas Tuchel is keen to bring reinforcements into his back line after Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen were released this summer.

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Bayern's Benjamin Pavard is being linked with a move to Chelsea this summerCredit: Getty
Thomas Tuchel wants to bolster his back line after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas ChristensenCredit: Getty

The Blues have already secured the signature of Napoli centre-half Kalidou Koulibaly.

But Tuchel wants more strength in depth and Pavard is one of several names they have been linked with.

However, according to , Bayern value the Frenchman at £30million.

This is a steep price for someone who is reportedly being looked at as a back-up to Reece James.

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Pavard joined Bayern from Stuttgart in 2019 for £31.4m, so the German champions are keen to recoup almost all of that fee.

He has made 119 appearances for Bayern, scoring five goals and providing 11 assists.

Pavard has won the Bundesliga in each of his three campaigns with the Germans and also scooped a Champions League winners' medal in 2020.

But he could still be made surplus to requirements at the Allianz Arena this summer.

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He is just one of several defenders which Chelsea are being linked with in the current window.

Sevilla man Jules Kounde and Paris Saint-Germain's Presnel Kimpembe have both been on the Blues' radar.

So far, Chelsea have made two signings since the end of last season - Koulibaly and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling.

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