Not really. Pavlovic isn't better than Rice and that's all there is to it. Maybe in 3 or 4 years he could be, but nobody can say for sure. Not every player improves season upon season. Then you can obviously have bad luck with injuries.
I actually follow the Bundesliga more than the Premier League, and League One in England more than the Premier league. Am I somehow super biased to England because I highly rate Kane and Palmer? Or think that Rashford will do better for Barcelona than some would have predicted? I dont see it.