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He was supposed to be the link he was missing in the midfielder of Bayern Munich. Arrived this summer against 51 million euros from Fulham, João Palhinha (29) came with great expectations around him. “”João Palhinha was already very coveted by FC Bayern last summer, and rightly so. It was important that we never lost contact. João really wanted to come to Bayern, and we need players like him. It is an important element for our future (…) It will bring us greater stability in the middle», Also let go of the sports director Max Eberl when he arrived.
However, a few months later, the results are much less brilliant than expected for the Portuguese midfielder who did not have a central role in the workforce of Vincent Kompany this season. With 15 small appearances and some physical problems, the player has only 7 tenures with German training. With a much more defensive profile than the other players in its gaming sector, João Palhinha is now number 4 in the midst of Rekordmeister. Passing behind Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlovic in the hierarchy, the former Sporting CP is hard.
A sale this summer?
A real feeling of failure is felt and on the side of management, some echoes explain that it was recruited on the basis of a promise that was made a year earlier when Thomas Tuchel wanted to bring him to Munich according to Tz. His transfer had failed narrowly since Fulham had blocked his departure at the very end of the summer transfer window 2023. Thomas Tuchel Party and Vincent Kompany arrived to take over, João Palhinha was well recruited, but the expected result is not the one that 'We have had for a few months.
Some leaders of the German club consider that it is late on forecasts. If his physical seeds and the disease that has dismissed him recently can explain part of his situation, the Portuguese performances do not allow him to get out of the game. This Friday against Stuttgart, Joshua Kimmich should be put to rest And Leon Goretzka as well as the Pavlovic is expected in the Bavarian eleven. A terrible situation for João Palhinha. The German media explains that a sale this summer could intervene if his situation does not change for him.
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