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Tottenham captain Son Heung-min left and Bayern Munich's João Palinha came.
Tottenham announced on the club's official website on the 4th (Korea time) "We are very happy to officially announce João Palinha's loan."
The 30-year-old Portuguese international Palinha will join Tottenham on loan until the end of the 2025-2026 season. It includes a full recruitment option for next summer.
Palinha, a defensive midfielder, started his professional career with Sporting CP (Portugal). He made his debut for Sporting B at the age of 18, making his first-team debut in January 2017. At the beginning of his career, he went on loan to Moreyrens, Belennes and Braga to gain experience. In particular, during the Braga era, he played a key role in winning the Portuguese League Cup in the 2019-2020 season.
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Palinha, who returned to Sporting in 2020, contributed to his team's victory in the 2020-2021 season in Portugal's Primera Liga and was named the league's team of the year in recognition of his performance in that season.
In 2022, Palinha joined English Premier League (EPL) team Fulham. He soon became one of the best defensive midfielders in the league and was named Fulham Player of the Year after his first season. During his two seasons at Fulham, he scored eight goals in 79 appearances and attempted the most tackles in the entire Premier League.
His consistent and high-quality performance at Fulham led to his transfer to Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga in July 2024. Palinha was part of Bayern Munich's Bundesliga-winning squad last season.
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Pallina is expected to play a role in Tottenham's massive squad change. Tottenham had a serious lack of central defensive midfielder resources, and the key is whether it can make up for this problem. It is Palinha who did not show any significant performance at Bayern Munich last season. There is also a view that this lease recruitment is a bad decision.
In particular, Tottenham always lost money in the transaction between Tottenham and Bayern Munich. The recent full recruitment of Matistel is a representative example. Last season Tottenham hired Tel on loan at a high price, but Tel's performance was poor. Nevertheless, Tottenham recruited Tel by invoking the full transfer option.
Like Tel, Palinha is a player who was on the verge of losing his main position at Bayern Munich. It remains to be seen whether Palinha can end his slump at Munich and make a spectacular comeback at Tottenham. As it is the first transfer made after Tottenham's breakup with legend Son Heung-min was confirmed, fans' expectations for whether it will be sold are high.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
