Bayern Munich’s supervisory board met this week, alongside manager Thomas Tuchel and Sports Director Christoph Freund to discuss transfers, including Fulham’s Joao Palhinha.
That’s according to Kicker, relayed by FCB Inside, who say the Portuguese star remains on Bayern’s radar as they seek a number six for their squad.
The newspaper reports that Bayern’s board met for it’s quarterly meeting in Munich on Monday, during which they discussed various topics, including planning for the January transfer window.
A defensive midfielder and a defender are being targeted and Palhinha ‘remains a candidate’ for the former after their attempts to sign him in the summer.
That deal fell through because Fulham couldn’t get a replacement on deadline day, but their interest has remained as Tuchel wants to add a proper holding six to his squad.
Bayern are again looking at him again but also other options as Fulham could demand “more than €70m, more like €75m” for the player after he signed a new deal at Craven Cottage following his failed move in the summer.
Whether that’s too much for the German champions after they agreed the €70m deal in the summer is yet to be known and was presumably discussed at the meeting this week.
The fact that transfers was discussed would explain why Freund and Tuchel were at the meeting, even though they don’t have a seat on the supervisory board.
They are, though, working on signing possible reinforcements in January and Palhinha may be among them again after the summer drama.
