Fulham won’t sell Joao Palhinha on the cheap in January to Bayern Munich or anyone else, according to Teamtalk.

The latest story scotches reports in the German press that the Whites were countenancing selling the Portuguese international for less than the fee agreed between the two clubs back in September, before Palhinha’s dream move was scuppered by the transfer deadline. Fulham are in a stronger position when the transfer window reopens next month as both their star midfielder and head coach Marco Silva have signed new contracts within the last two months.

The 28 year-old is now under contract at Craven Cottage until at the least the summer of 2028 and, although he missed Monday night’s late victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers through suspension, has firmly established himself as one of the Premier League’s most consistent defensive midfielders. Palhinha, who leads the top flight’s list of tacklers for a second successive season, is understood to be happy working under Silva and will not be agitating for a move in January.

The Teamtalk story also includes a snippet about Fulham’s pursuit of Brazilian international Andre. Chief executive Alistair Mackintosh flew to Brazil earlier this month to as negotiations between Fulham and Fluminense intensified following Fluzão‘s Copa Libertadores triumph and the Londoners are confident of signing the 22 year-old in January.