The Stuttgart defender's versatility has been an asset to Didier Deschamps, also putting him in the shop window for some of Europe's biggest clubs
Being compared to a World Cup and European Championship winner is difficult for any young footballer. Even more so when it is the player themselves inviting the comparisons.
When Goal asked versatile French defender Benjamin Pavard about the challenges of playing in a different position for France to his role at Stuttgart and how that would impact his international career, the 22-year-old referenced his country's most-capped player, Lilian Thuram:
"Whether I play right, left or as a centre back, for me it's a little bit the same," Pavard told Goal.