Tottenham freshman who is controversial about his pregnant wife betrayed affair man, the strongest defensive midfielder in the league selected as the top transfer player in the EPL

Sep 03, 2025

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João Palinha, brought by Tottenham on loan, was selected as the best recruit in the Premier League (EPL) this summer.

Britain's The Athletic announced on the 2nd (Korea time) that 155 recruitments occurred in the league after the summer transfer market of the EPL in the 2025-2026 season was completed. They lined up the best recruitment and the worst recruitment.

There were a lot of big transfers in the transfer market this summer. Liverpool is at the center. Starting with controversial recruitment of Alexander Isaac, he made a lot of mega recruitments such as Florian Birtz and Hugo Ekitike. Manchester United also brought in Matheus Cunha, Brian Mbommo and Benjamin Seschko and succeeded in changing the offense. Arsenal also brought in big players such as Martin Subimendi and Victor Jockeres.

Nevertheless, the top EPL summer transfer market player was Palinha. The Athlete says 'This list is not based solely on skill. 'We have comprehensively considered cost-effectiveness, how important it will be to the teams we contract with, and whether we can fill the much-needed parts of certain positions' first revealed the criteria.

This was why Palinha was chosen as the number one. The media reported that during his two years at Fulham, Palinha was perhaps the best 'rough defensive midfielder' in the EPL, and one of the best in Europe as well. Tottenham bringing him back to England at a cheap price adds toughness to a long-lost midfield. Not only will Palinha strengthen his defense, but he will also help creative players shine.'"

Tottenham wanted a strong defensive midfielder who could back their attackers in this summer's transfer window. Yves Bissouma wanted to add a veteran midfielder, with the team failing. After moving to Bayern, he brought in Palinha, who was being acquired in complete failure, on loan. Tottenham will be free to ask whether it is sold through a certain rent and option recruitment clause.

In fact, there were concerns about whether it was sold or recruited. This is because he was a really outstanding player at Fulham, but after moving to Bayern, he fell into a serious slump due to privacy and injury problems. The privacy issue was particularly serious. Palinha shocked soccer fans when she was found to have an affair with her pregnant wife. I had to go through the divorce process to ask if it was sold immediately.

He failed disastrously at Bayern, but Palinha is playing right away as soon as he moves to Tottenham. Along with the solid defense he showed during his Fulham days, Palinha's strengths in dealing with the team's bad situations are showing well in Thomas Frank's soccer.

If he continues his current performance, Tottenham is expected to recruit Palinha unconditionally. The recruitment of Palinha was highly evaluated in terms of cost-effectiveness and in that it filled the necessary roles in the team.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.