Jul 9, 2026 9:00 AM
Updated Jul 17, 2026 5:45 PM

Tottenham will not make their loan signing permanent and the Portuguese player is set to return to Bayern Munich.

It has been confirmed that Tottenham will not sign Joao Palhinha after his loan and he will return to Bayern Munich. However, teams like AC Milan and Juventus are said to be closely following the player.

Palhinha is a robust midfielder, but who has not struggled for confidence at Bayern to demonstrate his qualities.

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His market value is €15 million according to Transfermarkt. Bayern Munich look like they are considering a sale and a purchase of a new midfielder would be expected.

Author's Take: Bayern Munich Should Sell Joao Palhinha

The 31-year-old footballer has never truly fit in at Bayern. He has struggled in the 25 matches he has played. The loan departure to Tottenham made sense and he played a key role in keeping them up last season.

However, Tottenham does not consider him in their project and Bayern don't want to keep him.

A sale would go a long way toward signing a young and versatile player to help Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic.

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