Fulham's Palhinha set to join Bayern for 拢43.2m

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Image caption, Joao Palhinha played the whole of Portugal's Euro 2024 last-16 tie against Slovenia, which they won on penalties
  • Author, Alex Howell
  • Role, 成人快手 Sport football news reporter

Bayern Munich are set to complete the signing of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha in a deal worth 拢42.3m, plus 拢4.2m in add-ons.

The 28-year-old was close to joining Bayern in 2023 but a deal collapsed on deadline day.

The deal will be a club record sale for Fulham and comes just days after Marco Silva rejected the chance to move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad.

Palhinha is currently at Euro 2024 with Portugal, who will play France in the quarter-finals of the competition.

He joined Fulham from Sporting Lisbon in 2022, for a fee of about 拢17m, and won the club's player of the year award during his opening season at Craven Cottage.

Palhinha made 79 appearances over two seasons in west London, scoring eight times.