Bayern Munich’s failed late bid for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha could end up causing problems in the dressing room.
That’s according to Didi Hamann, who believes some of the more senior players in Bayern’s dressing room will be asking questions about the pursuit of the Portuguese midfielder.
Bayern looked set to complete a move for Palhinha yesterday, having agreed a dal with Fulham for their star man earlier in the week.
He had travelled to Bavaria for a medical and completed the necessary steps to doing the deal, evening being pictured at the club ahead of it being finalised.
That never happened, though, as Fulham refused to submit the paperwork to do so after failing to source a replacement for Palhinha, who is a key part of Marco Silva’s team.
The deal, like several for Bayern at the end of the window, failed to go through, leading to plenty of questions being raised inside the club and outside by fans, journalists and pundits alike.
Hamman has now shared his thoughts on the matter and believes the failed transfer will be causing plenty of debate in the Bayern dressing room.
“Tuchel has denied the ability of all his sixes and eights. He said he doesn’t have a defensive midfielder,” he said on Sky Sports.
“Now the club is ready to pay 65 million euros for a player from Fulham! Not from Manchester United or Barcelona, from Fulham! What is a Kimmich, a Laimer, a Guerreiro, whoever, thinking?
“You need a hierarchy. If you don’t have a hierarchy in the team, you have nothing. Should Kimmich say something in the dressing room now: Is anyone else listening? I don’t know. That’s the biggest problem.”
