Aleksandar Pavlovic #5

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The son of a German mother and a Serbian father is a Munich native and has been wearing the Bayern shirt since he was seven years old. That is a good starting place to become a club legend and ever since Thomas Tuchel promoted him to the first team three years ago, he has been part of Bayern’s starting XI. These days he is also a starter for the national team. His role model? Sergio Busquets. “Busquets was very strong both with and without the ball,” Pavlovic once told the club magazine 51.”He was always available for a pass and always had an eye on his surroundings. On top of that, he was very solid defensively and covered a lot of ground.” He also admires Rodri. Pavlovic clearly sees himself as a No 6 but to become a world-class player in that position, needs to improve defensively.

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