Fulham continue to demand €60m for Joao Palhinha this month, breaking a promise to sell him for cheaper after his summer move to Bayern Munich collapsed.
That’s according to Sky Germany, who say the Portuguese star is currently out of Bayern’s reach thanks to Fulham’s demands.
They explain that the deal ‘threatens to collapse’ despite there being an agreement in place in the summer and between Fulham and Palhinha.
They explain that while the midfielder remains an issue and a player Bayern like after they came close to signing him in the summer, a deal is not on the cared.
Palhinha and Bayern are ‘still in basic verbal agreement’ after the summer and both want the move to happen, but Fulham are playing hardball.
They convinced the Portuguese midfielder to sign a deal until 2028 with an improved salary not long after the summer window closed, and it was believed that part of that saw them make ‘a kind of promise’ to sell him in January if their asking price was met.
They agreed to lower the €65m fee they had set in the summer but in reality, they are ‘remaining firm’ and ‘not backing down’ from their demand of €60m.
Bayern are not prepared to pay that figure, despite the player being determined to join Bayern and currently ignoring interested from any other clubs. Bayern don’t want to pay that figure, though, and so there is no inquiry or offer for him currently in place.
“The Palhinha issue is currently cold on Bayern’s side. But I’m not saying that it’s completely closed. A lot can still happen,” said journalist Florian Plettenberg.
“Arsenal, Liverpool – everything that’s currently going around, Palhinha isn’t interested in that at the moment,” added Kerry Hau.
