France international Benjamin Pavard has returned to his home country to join Marseille, with Roberto De Zerbi’s side also landing Matt O’Riley and Nayef Aguerd in a triple swoop.

De Zerbi’s second campaign at the helm has started poorly, with Marseille losing two of their first three games of a Ligue 1 season for the first time since 2015-16.

But last season’s runners-up moved to strengthen ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline, getting three deals over the line.

Pavard is the most high-profile, having arrived on loan from Inter with an option for Marseille to make the deal permanent next year, reportedly for a fee of €15m.

Pavard rose through the ranks at Lille before leaving for Stuttgart in 2016, spending three years at MHP Arena before joining Bayern Munich.

He helped Bayern win four successive Bundesliga titles and the Champions League in 2019-20 before switching to Inter, winning Serie A in 2023-24 and finishing as a runner-up in UEFA’s premier club competition last season.