Tottenham have completed the signing of Joao Palhinha on loan from Bayern Munich.
The former Fulham midfielder arrives at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the fourth signing of the summer folowing moves for Mathys Tel – who also arrived from Bayern – Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus.
The 30-year-old has signed a season-long loan deal in N17 with Spurs having an option to sign the midfielder permanently at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Tottenham had been looking for reinforcements in the No.6 position for Frank’s new-look squad and Palhinha certainly fits the bill.
The Portuguese started his career with Sporting CP and had a number of loans in Portugal before making the move to the Premier League in 2022 when signing for the Whites.
He made 68 appearances in west London during a two-season spell, during which time he made more tackles than any other player. His performances earned him a £47.4million move to the Allianz Arena in 2024, although injuries hampered his spell in the Bundesliga somewhat, restricting him to just 25 appearances for the German champions.
Palhinha becomes the second player to arrive at Sprus on loan from Bayern, following Tel’s loan move in January – a deal that was made permanent this summer.
Palhinha’s move is subject to international clearance and a work permit and if granted quickly, his first appearance for Spurs could strangely be against his parent club.
Tottenham, after returning home from their pre-season tour of Asia, make the trip to Munich for a game against Bayern on Thursday.
It is the second pre-season in a row in which Spurs take on the Bundesliga outfit, a stipulation as part of the £100million deal that took Harry Kane from Spurs to Bayern in 2023.
Palhinha’s shirt number for the season has yet to be confirmed.
