Report – Loan Agreement Between Inter Milan & Marseille For France Defender Includes No Mandatory Clause | OneFootball

Olympique Marseille snapped up Benjamin Pavard on loan from Inter Milan at the tail-end of the summer transfer window.

However, according to Sky Sport via FCInterNews, the loan agreement between the clubs doesn’t include a mandatory buyout option.

Indeed, Marseille have paid €2.5 million to sign Benjamin Pavard on a season-long loan.

Yet, there is a €16 million purchase option in the deal, which will allow the French club to make the move permanent.

Loan Agreement Between Inter Milan & Marseille for Pavard Has NO Mandatory Buyout Clause

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 20: Benjamin Pavard of FC Internazionale Milano faces the media during the Training/Press Conference ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Urawa Red Diamonds at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Inter had initially hoped to offload the 29-year-old permanently.

Furthermore, their idea was to recoup a large portion of the €30 million they paid Bayern Munich in 2023.

However, after failing to drum up concrete interest in the versatile French defender, they had to settle for less favorable terms.

The Nerazzurri even failed to include an obligatory buyout clause in the deal, which could backfire next summer.

Indeed, if Pavard fails to meet expectations at Stade Velodrome, he will be Inter’s problem again in 2026.