€35m is actually an appropriate fee for a highly talented young defender, outside of England that is. He's had one terrific season in the German second tier, another very good season in his first year in the top flight, a World Cup that was actually patchy - scored a worldie vs Argentina but was ripped apart on the flank against Di Maria, Rebic, Hazard etc - and is having a shit season currently along with everyone else at Stuttgart. We're just so used to the ridiculous fees English clubs pay for two bit players that this looks cheap now.
Clrnc will love this comparison but I think it's uncanny how similar his career trajectory is to that of Mustafi. Both had early moves abroad, both are centre halves who became World Cup winners playing RB, both had very early peaks and experienced a (team wide) slump afterwards. Pavard is way better on the ball but Mustafi played against the likes of Cristiano, Bale or Suarez and looked a lot better than Pavard did against top attackers. Probably not too many who think Mustafi's 35m fee looks a bargain now though 😆
