JoaoPalhinha has been a major hit at Tottenham after joining the club on initial loan deal from Bayern Munich during the summer which could yet become permanent at the end of the season ... .
This is the thing with JoãoPalhinha, whether in matches or in life ... It was a big part of the reason why Bayern Munich signed Palhinha for £42.3m in July 2024, having narrowly failed in a deadline-day move for him 12 months previously.
According to Thomas Frank, JoãoPalhinha is Tottenham Hotspur’s man for a rainy day and the head coach in the opposition dug-out on Saturday, Ruben Amorim, does not need any convincing of the midfielder’s qualities.