Sporting Lisbon midfielder, Joao Palhinha, has become the latest player to interest Tottenham in this transfer window.
The Lilywhites have been busy this summer and will follow up adding Cristian Romero to their squad with even more signings.
Football Insider claims one player who could join them is Sporting’s Palhinha, who has reportedly caught the attention of Nuno Espirito Santo.
The new manager is being backed by the Lilywhites to achieve their goals for the 2021/2022 season.
26-year-old Palhinha has been one of the key players at Sporting and helped them to end their long wait for another league title last season.
His contract expires in 2025, which gives his current club the chance to ask for good money from his sale.
The report even claims that he has a huge release clause written into his current deal at the Portuguese side.
However, in a boost to Tottenham’s chances of signing him, it also says that he would be available for around £14m.
That fee shouldn’t be an issue for Tottenham to pay, but adding him to their squad might require them to offload some of their current midfield options first.
lol there would be riots here in Lisbon if they sold Palhinha for a mere £14m. Amazing player. Currently one of the best defensive midfielders around. But we have PEH and Skipp. Surely there’s other areas of the squad that should be prioritized… Plus, he’d likely cost twice what Football Insider claim.
There’s always hope.
Is there anyone we’re not about to sign?
We need to get rid of both
Surely a creative player is more important than a holding midfielder, and if you were to put Winks in the Portuguese league surely he would look every bit as good
Another DM? Should get rid of Winks and/or Sisso first.