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Tottenham Hotspur already willing to trigger permanent transfer for on-loan star after impressive start
Tottenham Hotspur are already inclined to take up their option to sign Joao Palhinha permanently, talkSPORT understands. The 30-year-old has made an excellent start to his Spurs career after signing on loan from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window. Palhinha has been a standout player for Spurs since joining on loanGetty Thomas Frank‘s side have the option to turn the defensive midfielder’s temporary stay into a permanent switch for around £27million. And the Danish boss is keen for the north London giants to trigger that option. How has Joao Palhinha fared so far this season? Palhinha has been a standout player for Spurs – appearing in eight games in all competitions. He has found the back of the net on two occasions, with his first strike coming in the 2-0 win away at Manchester City last month. His most recent goal was a stunner, with the 36-cap Portugal international finding the back of the net against Doncaster in acrobatic fashion. During Wednesday night’s 3-0 Carabao Cup third round victory, Palhinha broke the deadlock with an overhead kick. Despite regularly being deployed as a No.6 by Frank, he started the match against the League One outfit as a centre-back – highlighting his versatility. The former Fulham star has played his part in Spurs winning five victories across three competitions – helping his side sit third in the Premier League table. Speaking to Sky Sports recently, Palhinha thanked Frank for giving him the opportunity to showcase his talent in England once again. Palhinha was limited to just 25 outings for Bayern last term – with just six of his 17 Bundesliga appearances coming in Vincent Kompany’s line-up. Palhinha scored a sumptuous overhead kick to help seal Spurs’ spot in the Carabao Cup fourth roundGetty Frank is keen for Tottenham to activate their buy option to sign Palhinha on a permanent dealGetty Discussing Frank, Palhinha said: “I feel really grateful for Thomas and the rest of the people at Tottenham to give me this opportunity to shine again in the Premier League.” He added: “It was an easy decision for me, it was not too difficult to decide to come. “Because when you feel like someone – like Thomas in this case – wants you, it makes everything more easy.” Discussing Frank, Palhinha stated: “For me, I followed Thomas at that time from outside because I didn’t know him. “I never met him before. I just played against him when I was in Fulham. “But when I was looking at him, he always looked like a coach with the right human [side]. Palhinha has featured in each of Spurs’ opening five Premier League matches “For me, now that I’m sharing the pitch, these moments with him, for sure, that is his best quality. “Apart, of course, [from] the other tactical really good things that he has. “But the main [thing] for me, and the most important thing in the coach, is to be a real human being, like to be a great person. “I think [this] is the main thing probably that [the] coach needs to be, need to be the best quality and make [it] easy for us to players to speak, not just with him, but each other, the environment inside of the club. “I think it’s a really good thing that not just me, but also my teammates have felt since he arrived.” And while Palhinha has lavished praise on Frank, the former Brentford boss has also been blown away with what he’s seen of the player. Palhinha could soon become a permanent Tottenham playerAFP Speaking of Palhinha’s performance after the win over Doncaster, Frank remarked: “Very happy. He has been very good for us since he joined “Again, just stepping into that centre-back role and played very well and scored a very good goal. So, yeah, pleased.” Palhinha will be looking to impress once again when Spurs welcome Wolves to north London on Saturday night – live on talkSPORT.
Tottenham Hotspur are already inclined to take up their option to sign Joao Palhinha permanently, talkSPORT understands.
The 30-year-old has made an excellent start to his Spurs career after signing on loan from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window.
Thomas Frank‘s side have the option to turn the defensive midfielder’s temporary stay into a permanent switch for around £27million.
And the Danish boss is keen for the north London giants to trigger that option.
How has Joao Palhinha fared so far this season?
Palhinha has been a standout player for Spurs – appearing in eight games in all competitions.
He has found the back of the net on two occasions, with his first strike coming in the 2-0 win away at Manchester City last month.
His most recent goal was a stunner, with the 36-cap Portugal international finding the back of the net against Doncaster in acrobatic fashion.
During Wednesday night’s 3-0 Carabao Cup third round victory, Palhinha broke the deadlock with an overhead kick.
Despite regularly being deployed as a No.6 by Frank, he started the match against the League One outfit as a centre-back – highlighting his versatility.
The former Fulham star has played his part in Spurs winning five victories across three competitions – helping his side sit third in the Premier League table.
Speaking to Sky Sports recently, Palhinha thanked Frank for giving him the opportunity to showcase his talent in England once again.
Palhinha was limited to just 25 outings for Bayern last term – with just six of his 17 Bundesliga appearances coming in Vincent Kompany’s line-up.
Discussing Frank, Palhinha said: “I feel really grateful for Thomas and the rest of the people at Tottenham to give me this opportunity to shine again in the Premier League.”
He added: “It was an easy decision for me, it was not too difficult to decide to come.
“Because when you feel like someone – like Thomas in this case – wants you, it makes everything more easy.”
Discussing Frank, Palhinha stated: “For me, I followed Thomas at that time from outside because I didn’t know him.
“I never met him before. I just played against him when I was in Fulham.
“But when I was looking at him, he always looked like a coach with the right human [side].
“For me, now that I’m sharing the pitch, these moments with him, for sure, that is his best quality.
“Apart, of course, [from] the other tactical really good things that he has.
“But the main [thing] for me, and the most important thing in the coach, is to be a real human being, like to be a great person.
“I think [this] is the main thing probably that [the] coach needs to be, need to be the best quality and make [it] easy for us to players to speak, not just with him, but each other, the environment inside of the club.
“I think it’s a really good thing that not just me, but also my teammates have felt since he arrived.”
And while Palhinha has lavished praise on Frank, the former Brentford boss has also been blown away with what he’s seen of the player.
Speaking of Palhinha’s performance after the win over Doncaster, Frank remarked: “Very happy. He has been very good for us since he joined
“Again, just stepping into that centre-back role and played very well and scored a very good goal. So, yeah, pleased.”
Palhinha will be looking to impress once again when Spurs welcome Wolves to north London on Saturday night – live on talkSPORT.
