says that Benjamin Pavard has not told him that he wants to leave this summer, and the manager intends to use the defender as the Bundesliga gets underway this week.
Pavard has been linked with a move to during this transfer window, although a switch has been made more difficult by the Red Devils failing to sell so far.
United were keen to make space in their squad, on their wage bill and rustle up some transfer funds by getting rid of the England centre-back, but a move to West Ham has fallen through and another deal elsewhere is not close.
They remain interested in Pavard, who can operate at full-back or centre-back, but the Bayern Munich manager says that his player has made no noises about wanting to leave Bavaria any time soon.
‘Benji hasn’t communicated to me that he really wants to leave,’ Tuchel told a press conference on Thursday. ‘As of now, there hasn’t been an offer.
‘He’s our player and gets full support. Until that changes, we’re fully counting on him.’
Tuchel is expected to hand Harry Kane his first start for Bayern when they go to Werder Bremen on Friday in the Bundesliga and the manager says the new arrival has already made an impact.
‘The Harry Kane effect will not evaporate,’ said Tuchel. ‘[His influence] works on so many levels that you cannot realise because you do not witness it daily.
‘[He is important] in the changing room, on the pitch, [because of] his character, his professionalism, how hard he trains, [and] how after the defeat he was first on the pitch for training with the reserves.’
Tuchel added: ‘He increases our chances of winning tomorrow massively.
‘We know we will not win every match, but he will make our players better – I am 100% committed [to that]. Everything I see so far confirms this.”
‘He gives us a lot of options and will get all the time to fully adapt but I am sure he will have his impact tomorrow.’
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