Bayern Munich has issued an ultimatum to Fulham to recruit João Palinha, which it has been pushing since last summer.
According to Sky Sports in Germany, Bayern offered up to 46 million euros (68.1 billion won) in transfer fee for Fulham. And I have no intention of increasing the fee.
Palinha has already personally agreed with Bayern for a long time. It has been known since last year that he wants to join, and all personal conditions have been agreed verbally. If the transfer is made, the contract period is four years. There is only negotiation on transfer fees between clubs.
Palinha is a Portuguese midfielder. He is currently playing as a starting member of Portugal's Euro 2024, which is currently underway. He is highly regarded as a defensive midfielder, as he has the power to emerge from a tall frame, is less slow and has a wide range of defense, and is capable of both long passes and build-ups. His rough play is considered one of his disadvantages. Although he is a mid- to lower-ranked Fulham in the English Premier League, he is entitled to a transfer to Bayern, a big club. The only stumbling block is the age of 29 after failing to recruit him last year. For Bayern, resale is difficult and the player has a short period of time to use, so he cannot afford to spend too much money on the transfer.
Bayern's move to Palinha has drawn attention since last year. At the time, Thomas Tuchel was singing a song asking for a defensive midfielder. Bayern had no choice but to accept its demand as it also hired striker Harry Kane with the highest transfer fee ever paid. However, the transfer deadline day came as the club's decision to set its own policy and negotiate the transfer fee was dragged on. Palinha had been flying to Munich expecting success, but he refused to transfer as Fulham failed to recruit a substitute. At the time, Fulham's target was Pierre-Emile Hojbier of Tottenham Hotspur.
Since then, rumors have been continuously raised about whether it will be sold until the winter transfer market in January this year and this summer.
Bayern has already hired multi-defender Hiroki Ito, and Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise is reportedly in the final stages. If defensive midfielder Palinha and central midfielder Xavi Simmons are added to the list, the team will have a big face of the new season. Rather, the task is to release existing players whose positions and roles overlap with them. 룸알바
Kim Min-jae is expected to occupy a considerable portion of the team envisioned by new coach Vansang Conpani. It is a tactic that cannot be handled without the wide radius of activity of the center back. Matthijs Derricht among the existing center backs will be sold as much as possible, and Eric Dier can be left as a candidate anyway. It is known that the team is considering Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano as key players, while also considering recruiting additional players.