Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha is set to stay at Fulham until at least the end of the season, according to the Evening Standard.
The Portuguese international came close to joining Bayern Munich at the very end of the summer transfer window, but the German giants are targeting ‘more affordable’ alternatives having balked at Fulham’s asking price of around £100m for the man who has made the most tackles in Europe this season. Palhinha signed a new contract at Craven Cottage within a fortnight of his move to Munich falling through – and that has strengthened the club’s position in this transfer window.
The former Sporting Lisbon midfielder has only enhanced his reputation in his second season in the Premier League but none of the leading English sides will be able to offer anything close to what Fulham will demand for his signature. Manchester City are not believed to be plotting a move for Palhinha despite press speculation last month, whilst Arsenal and Liverpool are unable to fund a serious transfer splurge without selling members of their first-team squad.
Palhinha, now under contract at Fulham until 2028, is enjoying working with his former Sporting head coach Marco Silva and is happy to remain at the club.
that’s very good news indeed
That is great news at last Fulham are showing some grit in not letting our good players go I would like to see him with Andre as a midfield pair
He showed 100% commitment against Arsenal, which contrasted with a couple of worryingly tepid performances prior to that, so that suggested that he might be staying and this is further confirmation. Absolutely great news. He is better than Declan Rice, so the £100m mentioned would have been a minimum price! COYW!
I doubt Palhinha knows for sure if he’s staying so I doubt the Evening Standard does
It would be excellent if he were to stay. If he does I just hope he is happy to do so. Wouldn’t want him to be manipulated into a position that meant his commitment was in question. He is a totally committed player and anything less than 100% is just not his style. You can’t say the Club hasn’t been given ample warning of the need for a potential replacement because he’ll go sooner or later, mores the pity.
Great news but we should still buy Andre who is much younger and has more room for improvement his value will treble.
Pahlinha seems to be a very sensible man, of the old ‘style’. He seems to be smart enough to know that he is living in one of the best cities in Europe if not the world, he is on an excellent salary, mainly because that was the only readon he prolonged his contract after being refused a move to obe of the European footballing giants, he is showing his talents in arguably the best league in the world and being praised as standout performer week in week out. What else should he want more? Champions league football maybe? That can come next season, or maybe he decides to stay, cause he knows and likes what he has and maybe moving might not be what he really wants. Let’s hope he stays and the club gets a player or two of his same calibre.