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After just one season,\u00a0Bayern Munich<\/a> midfielder\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Palhinha<\/a> has returned to London. Bayern Munich signed the Portuguese midfielder in a deal worth \u20ac51 million from Fulham last summer. To this day, it is one of the biggest signings in Bayern’s history<\/a>. But the 30-year-old defensive midfielder struggled for playing time under head coach\u00a0Vincent Kompany<\/a> and wanted a new opportunity. On Sunday, Palhinha joined Tottenham on loan from Bayern for \u20ac5 million. The deal includes an option to buy worth up to \u20ac25m.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing feeling to return to the Premier League and to return to London as well,” Palhinha said in a club statement. “I really loved to live here before and I\u2019m so happy to be here again and to enjoy the Premier League because in my opinion \u2013 as I\u2019ve always said\u2014it\u2019s the best league in the world. It\u2019s what me and my family wanted at this moment and I\u2019m really happy for this.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The structure of the deal was heavily discussed between the two sides. Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl wanted to sell Palhinha to make room for additional transfers. \u201cIt’s not an easy transfer window, especially given the injury situation with Jamal Musiala<\/a>, Alphonso Davies<\/a>, and Hiroki It\u014d<\/a>,\u201d Eberl said when asked about transfers during the introductory press conference of new signing Luis D\u00edaz<\/a> on Thursday. Eberl then added: \u201cWe’re very happy with the squad.\u201d That\u2019s perhaps not the entire truth. Bayern need to add, but can\u2019t do so before more players have been moved on.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the list of potential departures are the likes of Serge Gnabry<\/a>, Min-Jae Kim<\/a>, Leon Goretzka<\/a>, and Palhinha. While there have been rumors about Kim and Saudi Arabia, Goretzka and Gnabry seem to be unmovable at this stage. At least for Palhinha, there is now concrete interest in the form of Tottenham. But while Bayern wanted to sell the player in a deal worth \u20ac25-30m, the London club was looking to loan the player with an option to buy. Tottenham got their wishes even if they are paying his full salary. Palhinha, in the meantime, had spoken about his desire to carve out a place in the Bayern squad, but Tottenham\u2019s Champions League qualification was enticing to the Portuguese midfielder.\u00a0<\/p>\n \nPalhinha to Tottenham \u2013 Where did it go wrong at Bayern Munich?<\/p>\n Where did it go wrong for Palhinha at Bayern Munich? In the summer of 2023, Palhinha was the number one target of former Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel<\/a>. Tuchel wanted a holding six for his squad and identified Palhinha as the perfect player for his system. Indeed, a deal with Fulham seemed to be all but done on deadline day on Sep.1, 2023<\/a>. Palhinha was already at Bayern\u2019s training ground at the S\u00e4bener Stra\u00dfe with his new jersey in hand to be announced when a deal fell through. Ultimately, Fulham couldn\u2019t sign a replacement in time for the transfer window to shut in Germany.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The midfielder then signed a new contract at Fulham, a deal that was likely to appease Palhinha short-term, as he lost out on a significant increase in wages. Reading between the lines, it appears that Bayern and Fulham had a deal in place for the following summer. Because 12 months after the failed deal, Palhinha did arrive in Munich after all. Times had changed; however, Tuchel was gone, replaced by Kompany. Struggling with injuries and not being a good fit for Kompany\u2019s tactics, Palhinha managed just six Bundesliga starts and 17 games overall. Indeed, the 30-year-old played just 986 minutes across 25 games for Bayern last season in all competitions, mostly coming off the bench. With that in mind, Bayern would be more than happy to offload the Portuguese midfielder to be more flexible on the transfer market for the rest of the summer. This could now benefit Tottenham.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What could Palhinha add to Tottenham? Despite his issues at Bayern, Palhinha is still a marquee midfielder. In fact, it is fair to say that he was the victim of a manager change at the Rekordmeister. Going back to his last season in the Premier League for Fulham, Palhinha was considered one of the best no.6s in English football. In the season before his Bayern move, Palhinha topped the tackles won metric for the league and was joint third for interceptions. He has also scored two crucial equalisers away at Arsenal<\/a> and Brighton<\/a> early on in the campaign. After that game against the Seagulls, his boss Silva said, \u201cHis attitude, commitment, the way he lifts others around him\u2014it is not easy to find in football. In moments when we lose the ball, his reaction is impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now confirmed\u00a0 \u00a9TM\/IMAGO After just one season,\u00a0Bayern Munich midfielder\u00a0Jo\u00e3o Palhinha has returned to London. 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