Overview
- João Palhinha said he did not get the opportunities he felt he deserved at Bayern and explicitly criticized coach Vincent Kompany for selection decisions.
- On loan at Tottenham, he has become a regular starter and early-season scorer, with reports noting multiple league starts and goals.
- Transfer insiders, including Fabrizio Romano, report the chances are good Spurs will keep him, though it is early, with a reported purchase option of about €30 million.
- Bayern executives have signaled they would welcome a permanent sale, which would recoup part of the roughly €50 million paid in 2024 for a player contracted to 2028.
- Separate critical remarks from former Bayern winger Kingsley Coman have intensified scrutiny of sporting director Max Eberl’s transfer strategy.