Palhinha was Fulham’s player of the season in his debut campaign at Craven Cottage and made 79 appearances in total for the club. Before his move to the Premier League, he had spent the entirety of his senior career in Portugal with Sporting CP and had several loan spells elsewhere.

Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of securing Joao Palhinha on loan from Bayern Munich, aiming to strengthen their midfield with the experienced Portuguese defensive player.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has given his patented “here we go” to João Palhinha’s loan move to Tottenham Hotspur. The English club will pay Palhinha’s salary and the midfielder is headed to London for testing. ⚪️ João Palhinha to Tottenham, here we go! Final green light arrived right now from Bayern.