Munich's top target will be sold if he stands in front of Kim Min-jae, and Slovenia's midfield has been deleted 'Perfect hook'

Jul 02, 2024

Munich's top target will be sold if he stands in front of Kim Min-jae, and Slovenia's midfield has been deleted 'Perfect hook'
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Munich's top target will be sold if he stands in front of Kim Min-jae, and Slovenia's midfield has been deleted 'Perfect hook'
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João Palinha (28, Fulham), the top target of Bayern Munich, Kim Min-jae's team, performed a truly "crazy performance" at the European Championship.

Palinha started as a defensive midfielder in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 against Slovenia at Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on the 2nd (Korea time) and played 120 minutes including overtime.

Palinha focused on the role of defending his third line so that 'World Class' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Bernardu Silva (Manchester City) and 'Lee Kang-in's compatriot'Vitinya (Paris Saint-Germain) could carry out more aggressive missions.



Nineteen contested successes, four tackles, four interceptions, two clearings, and ten recoveries are records that illustrate how much palinya has plagued the Slovenian offensive.

At the same time, Palinha boasted 98 ball touches, 52 passes, and a 100% dribbling success rate, and worked hard on the team's build-up and attack development. Play like the standard of defensive midfielders that are popular in modern football.



The official UEFA MVP was Diogo Costa (Porto), who saved three times in the shootout, but the player with the highest rating by a statistical company was none other than Palinha. With a sofa score of 8.4, he beat Costa (8.2 points) by 0.2 points. Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the penalty in extra time, had the lowest rating of 7.1 points among the starters.

Munich's top target will be sold if he stands in front of Kim Min-jae, and Slovenia's midfield has been deleted 'Perfect hook'
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Munich's top target will be sold if he stands in front of Kim Min-jae, and Slovenia's midfield has been deleted 'Perfect hook'
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Palinha started consecutive games against Turkiye, Georgia and Slovenia after missing the opening match against Czech Republic. Currently, there is only one player who will play Palinha's role in the Portuguese squad, so it is certain that he will play in the quarterfinals against France. With the rise of Palinha and Vitinha, Ruben Neves (Al Hilal) was pushed to the bench.



Munich is one of the teams that will closely watch Palinha's performance. Munich is reaching out once again this summer after failing to recruit whether it is sold once last summer. Palinha is also said to want to move to Munich. If the clubs reach an agreement on the transfer fee, the transfer will proceed quickly. The transfer fee mentioned by the local media is about 45 million euros (about 67 billion won).

Palinha is the best 'Tackle King'. For the second consecutive season from 2022 to 2024, he was ranked No. 1 in tackles in the English Premier League. He made 152 tackles last season. It is the most tackled record since N'Golo Kante, who played for Leicester City in the 2015-2016 season, recorded 175 times.

If Palinha, the type that sweeps the third line, joins Munich, Munich center backs such as Kim Min-jae are expected to feel more stable.



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