Bayern Munich won’t make a move for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha this month having switched to other targets, according to reporting from Sky Germany and Sky Sports News.
Sky Germany’s leading football transfer correspondent Florian Plettenberg told Sky Sports News in a lunchtime segment that the Portuguese international, who was close to joining the German champions in a £65m deal last summer, would not be the subject of any further offers from Bayern during this window.
For his part, Palhinha told Sky Sports ahead of this evening’s League Cup semi-final that he remained fully committed to Fulham. Speaking to Jamie Redknapp, the midfielder said:
“I’ve always said that I feel the love that the supporters have for me. I know that someday I will leave Fulham. I want to give everything. I’m always 100 per cent professional here, and I will do my job every time that I play for Fulham.
This is why I always wanted to come here: to come to the best league in the world. My family looked for the best league for my game and where I fit better. It’s something that is important for me and for the club, because they’ve never won this cup. When you win a title — it can be [the] Carabao [Cup], can be [the] FA Cup — every title is important.”
