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Ben Palmer

Thu 31 July 2025 16:09, UK

Tottenham fans have been less than impressed after news that the club are trying to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha.

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Spurs have been busy this summer as they look to make sweeping changes to the squad that finished 17th last year.

Thomas Frank has replaced Ange Postecoglou at the helm in North London, and the club have wasted little time improving the player base available to him.

Mohammed Kudus’ stats for West Ham in the 2024/25 season.

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Mohammed Kudus has joined from West Ham, Kota Takai was signed from Kawasaki Frontale in the J.

League, and Mathys Tel’s loan move has been made permanent.

But Tottenham still have a glaring gap at the base of their midfield, and the tough-tackling former Fulham man Palhinha may be the man to fix their issue.

According to Sky Sports on X, Tottenham are in talks with Bayern over a loan move for Palhinha.

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The Portuguese midfielder came to prominence during a two-year spell at Fulham between 2022 and 2024, before moving to the Allianz last summer for £46.5million [BBC Sport].

Tottenham were originally lining up a move for Palhinha in 2023, Pete O’Rourke told Football Insider exclusively.

However, the transfer failed to come to fruition, and the ex-Sporting CP man remained in West London that summer.

Yves Bissouma was signed from Brighton in 2022 and despite making 100 appearances for the Lilywhites, the Mali international has never found the same form that made him so coveted since his move to North London.

As a consequence, the number six position has been a constant headache for Tottenham.

Yves Bissouma has struggled to find form at Tottenham.

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In a bid to address that issue, at least in the short term, Spurs are keen on Palhinha, who has struggled to break through at Bayern.

The 30-year-old does not fit with Vincent Kompany’s style of football as he is more of an old-school destroyer in the heart of the action, rather than a creative force.

But news of his potential arrival at Tottenham has not been greeted with positivity.
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