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Adrien Rabiot rejects Tottenham, still a potential option for Bayern Munich

Rabiot definitely doesn’t want to go to Spurs and Bayern could be a good bet for him.

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Adrien Rabiot #25 during the french Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lille (LOSC) at Parc des Princes stadium on November 2, 2018 in Paris, France.
Paris Saint Germain v Lille OSC - Ligue 1 Adrien Rabiot #25 during the french Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lille (LOSC) at Parc des Princes stadium on November 2, 2018 in Paris, France.
(Photo by Julien Mattia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Adrien Rabiot has been exploring his options for the future as his minutes with Paris Saint-Germain have taken a significant dip under Thomas Tuchel. The 23-year-old midfielder has fallen out of favor after starting and playing the full 90 minutes of PSG’s opening six matches in Ligue 1. Since the beginning of November, he’s only featured six times for the Parisians across all competitions and three of those were as a substitute off the bench.

Rabiot has refused to sign a contract extension with PSG and his current contract is set to expire in June, which means that time is running out for Paris to make a considerable amount of money selling him.

Per a report by L’Equipe, Rabiot has officially rejected an offer from Tottenham Hotspur, which leaves Bayern Munich as one of the leading clubs who’ve expresses interest in signing him. Liverpool, Chelsea, and Barcelona are also said to be among the clubs interested in acquiring his services, but it would be difficult for him to crack into the starting eleven at any of those clubs. The Daily Mail is reporting that he’s shown a preference to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, but the current Premier League leaders have yet to lodge an official offer and/or comment on the matter.

Groomed for Bayern Munich?

Of all the interested clubs, Bayern could well and truly be the best fit for Rabiot. He’s naturally a central midfielder, and has most often been deployed as a defensive midfielder in his time with PSG. He could prove to be a solid addition to Bayern’s midfield and could increase the double, or triple midfield pivot options for Niko Kovac.

With Rabiot in the squad, it would essentially be like having a younger, more agile, more versatile Javi Martinez with respect to his defensive attributes. A pivot combination comprised of either Thiago, Leon Goretzka, Rabiot, Corentin Tolisso, and/or Renato Sanches would provide solid balance and an ebb-and-flow of sorts to the rotation. All of the possible formations between those five central midfielders would help strike a balance between defensive shape, distribution, and attacking prowess.

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Bayern Munich's French midfielder Corentin Tolisso (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's French midfielder Adrien Rabiot (R) vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, on December 5, 2017 in Munich, southern Germany. / AFP PHOTO / Christof STACHE
Could these two be lining up alongside each other in the near future?
(Photo credit: CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

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