Milan Offers Pavlovic New Deal Through 2031
Italian media, cited by B92 and Sportklub, report Milan is preparing a contract through 2031 for Strahinja Pavlovic, doubling his current salary of 1.7 million euros.
When Pavlovic arrived at Milan from Salzburg, he had no guaranteed spot in the starting lineup. Today the picture looks completely different: the Serbia international is, alongside Koni De Winter, the only player at the club who has not missed a single match this season, and that is exactly why club officials are preparing a new, far more lucrative contract for him.
Pavlovic’s current deal with Milan runs through June 2028, the end of the 2027/28 season. Italian media, cited by both B92 and Sportklub, report that the club wants to tie him down through 2031, three seasons longer than his current terms. Milan have not officially confirmed the negotiations, but according to both Serbian outlets, talks are already in their final stage.
Sources do not agree down to the last euro on the size of the new salary. B92 reports that Pavlovic’s current 1.7 million euros a year would jump to 3.4 million, while Sportklub writes that the club’s offer is closer to 3.5 million euros per season. Both sources agree on one thing though: it amounts to roughly double what Pavlovic currently earns.
The path from the bench to becoming undroppable was not a straight line. In his first season at Milan, Pavlovic played 24 matches, in his second 34, and this season, alongside Koni De Winter, he is the only Rossoneri player who has not missed a single game. Under coach Massimiliano Allegri he became a fixture in a three center back defense, and he has kept that role under new coach Ruben Amorim as well, which says a lot about how much the club trusts him in that position. He began his career at Partizan before reaching Serie A by way of Salzburg.
Gazzetta dello Sport also notes that Pavlovic became a father for the first time in April, when his son Tadija was born, and that he and his wife Masa bought a house in Milan. The Italian paper reads that as a sign the Serbia international plans to stay in the city for the long run, not just as a footballer but in his personal life too.
According to B92, just how content Pavlovic is at Milan is also shown by the fact that this past summer, through his agent Zvonimir Vukic, he turned down offers from the Premier League, even though they were financially more lucrative than what he currently earns at the Rossoneri. Inside the club, that is read as confirmation the player himself wants to stay, not just that they are locking him in with a contract.
Milan have not yet officially announced a new contract, and B92 reports that the final word in the negotiations belongs to the player himself. Judging by everything Pavlovic has shown on the pitch so far, and by how well he has settled in off it, it is hard to see him turning down an offer that would make him one of the better paid center backs in Serie A. Official confirmation is still pending, and the next step is a club statement which, according to both sources, should not be long in coming.
