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Jul 04, 2024

A special defensive midfielder who will help Kim Min-jae is close to being transferred to Bayern. European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reported on his personal SNS on the 4th (Korea time) that `Juang Palinha is going to Bayern.' Romano even added a signature statement 'Here we go!' to announce that the negotiations were concluded. Romano added a bonus of 5 million euros (about 7.4 billion won) to 50 million euros (about 74.8 billion won), and Palinha will sign a contract with Bayern until 2028. He's been working on this transfer for weeks. We will book a medical test and proceed with it, and then sign it,' it said, adding that it has actually entered the final stage. Photo = Fabrizio Romano SNS Capture

A special defensive midfielder who will help Kim Min-jae is close to transfer to Bayern.

European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reported on his personal SNS on the 4th (Korea time) that `Juang Palinha is going to Bayern.' Romano even added a signature statement 'Here we go!' to announce that the negotiations were concluded.

Romano added a bonus of 5 million euros (about 7.4 billion won) to 50 million euros (about 74.8 billion won), and Palinha will sign a contract with Bayern until 2028. He's been working on this transfer for weeks. We will book a medical test and proceed with it, and then sign it,' it said, adding that it has actually entered the final stage.

Bayern has been preparing to see if it will be sold as a priority for reinforcing the midfield next season since the appointment of Bangsang Kompany. There have been reports since June that Bayern has already reached a personal agreement with whether it is sold through leading reporters.

Reporter Romano said on his personal SNS at the time in June that 'Bayern succeeded in reaching a personal agreement with Palinha. There was the preparation of Palinha's contract, the salary agreement and the approval of the player who wanted to make it happen. Negotiations between clubs are expected to require a transfer fee of 45 million euros (about 67 billion won). The transfer is getting closer.'

However, Palinha's transfer began to stagnate due to Fulham's high demand for a transfer fee. Fulham were not satisfied with Bayern's offer of 30 million pounds (about 52.5 billion won), but rather considered him a player who should receive 60 million pounds (about 105 billion won). Bayern had no choice but to be embarrassed by the request for a transfer fee, which was twice the amount originally offered.

Bayern's transfer negotiations were even more difficult with the emergence of a competitive team. Some British media outlets say there is still uncertainty about the business situation at Manchester United. There is no buyout in Palinha's contract, and Manchester United are watching Palinha as a potential replacement for Casemiro, who is scheduled to leave the team this summer.

For Bayern, recruiting Palinha is inevitably important. With the absence of defensive midfielders last season, the burden on defense, including Kim Min-jae, was enormous. If Palinha joins the next season, it could be a great help to Bayern's defense team, which enjoys advancing defense such as Kim Min-jae and Upamecano, so it was necessary to secure the recruitment of Palinha even beyond Manchester United's intention.

Fortunately, the player himself strongly wanted to move to Bayern. Reporter Florian Flettenberg, who is familiar with Bayern news, said 'Faligna wants to join Bayern for his dream. There is no dialogue with other clubs at this point, he is only waiting for an agreement between the clubs. Bayern is also trying to close the deal between 40 million and 45 million euros, he said at the time, expressing Palinha's position.

Palinha had already had one experience of failing to go to Bayern, so he had no choice but to desperately hope for a transfer. In the summer of last year, Palinha went right before joining Bayern and returned to his team Fulham. At that time, Palinha arrived in Bavaria and even took medical tests and official photos ahead of the end of the transfer market, but Fulham withdrew the negotiations after failing to recruit Pierre-Emile Hoibier, an alternative to Palinha. In the end, whether he is sold or not, he put down his Bayern uniform and returned to London.

This summer, he even conducted an interview in which he expressed his desire to go to Bayern. He met with reporters after the second leg of the Euro 2024 group stage against Turkey and was asked about the transfer, and interviews with reporters were banned from the national team at the time. However, he also expressed his feelings about going to Bayern indirectly, saying, `I don't let you speak, but I have a lot to say.' In the end, the transfer was confirmed so that Bayern and Palinha could complete the transfer again in a year.

With the addition of Palinha, Bayern can add solidity to the midfield. He has physical defensive ability, wide coverage, and compliance with ball rationing ability, and can expect protection against four-backs that were disappointing throughout the last season.

Meanwhile, with the addition of Palinha, Kim Min-jae is expected to receive more strength if he plays as the main player.

Kim Min-jae had a hard time carrying out forward defense at four-back without a defensive midfielder throughout last season. In particular, Kim Min-jae, who became accustomed to the tactics of Stanislav Robotka or Amir Rahmani filling his vacancy after playing an excellent forward defense during his time in Naples, often exposed mistakes caused by advances in the absence of defensive midfielders. The addition of professional defensive midfielder Palinha is expected to be a helpful recruit for both Bayern and Kim Min-jae as he is a player who can make up for such regrets.

Bayern succeeded in recruiting a defensive midfielder that it had long aspired to, and the reinforcement of the midfield also fired a signal. Attention is also focusing on how Farley, who will take the waist to Bayern ahead of the next season's change, will perform.

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'MINJAE, I'll protect you'...Munich Recruits 'KIM Guards'Falligna'Here we go!→'Transfer Fees 82 Billion + Contracts to 2028'

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