Aleksandar Pavlović joined Bayern’s senior team from the youth ranks in 2023/24 and has progressed since then. A jersey number change is not expected even with Leon Goretzka leaving and a potential vacancy for the #8 shirt. Pavlović confirmed he will keep his #45 for the new season in an Instagram post. Higher kit numbers have been worn by Bayern starters in the past, including Thomas Müller (#25) and Philipp Lahm (#21). Recent examples include Jamal Musiala using #42 before it changed hands after Leroy Sané’s departure, with Lennart Karl later wearing it. Pavlović may continue wearing #45 as a long-term identifier at Bayern.
"Pavlović confirmed he would keep his #45 in an Instagram post, as captured by @iMiaSanMia: Unser Trikot - meine Nummer! 45 - auch in der neuen Saison! ("Our jersey - my number! 45 - in the new season, too!")"
"But that does not mean a jersey number change is in the offing, even with the departure of Leon Goretzka and the upcoming vacancy of the #8 jersey. Pavlović confirmed he would keep his #45 in an Instagram post, as captured by @iMiaSanMia."
"Pavlović would be far from the first starter to wear a higher kit number - Thomas Müller wore the #25 and Philipp Lahm the #21. In recent years, Jamal Musiala donned the #42, only swapping it this season after Leroy Sané's departure...only to see it brought back to the senior team right away in the form of Lennart Karl."
"Will there be another breakout #45 from the Bayern academy? If so, Pavlović is not ready to give it up just yet...and he may just make it iconic enough to wear it for his entire Bayern career."
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