Tottenham have signed Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha on a season-long mortgage deal.
The 30-year-old, who joined the German aspect from Fulham in 2024, was restricted to simply 17 Bundesliga appearances final season.
Spurs boss Thomas Frank was eager to signal a defensive-minded midfielder following his appointment, with query marks over the futures of Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Tottenham even have the choice of signing Palhinha on a everlasting foundation on the finish of his mortgage.
The Portugal worldwide has important Premier League expertise, making 68 top-flight appearances in two years at Fulham earlier than his transfer to Bayern for £42.3m.
Palhinha comfortably topped the rankings for tackles with a complete of 300 throughout his earlier stint within the English top-flight – 109 greater than every other participant – and ranked sixth for interceptions (92).
His combative type of play, nevertheless, does carry dangers having acquired 27 yellow playing cards throughout 2022-23 and 2023-24 – no less than 5 greater than anybody else.
Palhinha turns into Spurs' third summer season signing, following the £55m acquisition of Mohammed Kudus and French ahead Mathys Tel's arrival from Bayern on a everlasting foundation after a mortgage spell.
