That's shocking news.
It was revealed that João Palinha, a colleague of Kim Min-jae, committed an affair. Sport 1 in Germany reported on the 13th (Korea time) that `Palligna is in the process of divorcing his wife Patricia Palares, who was a singer.' Palinha appeared at a court hearing a few days ago, which also missed training for the Portuguese national team and also missed the match against Poland.
According to a report by Portuguese Infocal, Palinha allegedly had an affair with a Bavarian employee named Sarah while his wife had her second child in her stomach. Palares was aware of this in the process of preparing to move to Germany and learned of the affair. Palares immediately filed for divorce. Palinha is begging for forgiveness for the reunion, but it's virtually unlikely.
Allegations of Palinha's divorce were raised early on. Bild said he heard the news that he had broken up with his wife at the Bayern joining ceremony. As for the news, The Sun, which boasts the most accurate information, also said that "Faligna broke up with his wife just a few months after moving to Germany." The Sun continued 'Fallares recently deleted all photos taken with Palinha on Instagram and posted photos of her pregnancy taken without Palinha' Reports of the two breaking up," he added.
Palinha left Fulham for a whopping 50 million euros this summer and wore a Bayern uniform. Including options, it amounts to 55 million euros. He joined Bayern with a huge amount of money, but Palinha played only three games. He made only one start. Many questioned the expected midfielder's performance below expectations, but the report seems to reveal the whole story.
Palinha is a midfielder that Bayern wanted so much. Bayern upgraded its power by recruiting Kim Min-jae and Harry Kane last season, but received the worst report card. DFB Pokal lost to the lower league team early on and packed up, and even missed the league that won the championship for 11 consecutive seasons. He failed to win 12 consecutive games after losing to Leverkusen. He also failed to reach the final of the European Champions League, his last pride. In the end, he broke up with Thomas Tuchel and brought in Bangsang Kompany.
Bayern was desperate and put a lot of effort into recruiting the team. The first place he touched was a defensive midfielder. Palinha is back on the radar. Palinha is a midfielder who stands out for his tough defense with excellent physical ability. He has excellent height and strength, and he has good defensive skills such as tackles. The build-up ability is also outstanding. After going through Euro 2020 and the Qatar World Cup, Palinha left Sporting for Fulham in the summer of 2022 and grew into a top defensive midfielder.
This is not the first time that Palinha and Bayern have been connected. Bayern, which was looking for a professional defensive midfielder last summer, finally chose whether to sell after putting various players on the list. Bayern offered Palinha a transfer fee of 65 million euros. Palinha also smiled at Bayern's offer of 'Myeongga'. Palinha's transfer was canceled just before he wore a Bayern uniform. Initially, Fulham accepted Bayern's offer, but did not approve the transfer until Fulham found an alternative. Fulham sought to recruit Pierre-Emile Hoibier, Son Heung-min's teammate, but it fell through when Hoibier declared his stay at Tottenham.
Palinha was only left with a medical test in Munich, but Fulham's signing of Hoibier failed and eventually had to return to London. Fulham changed their mind by offering a contract renewal to a discouraged Palinha, but Palinha could not hide his disappointment. Palinha continued to play at Fulham, and Bayern once again began recruiting Palinha. In the end, it came to fruition this summer.
But so far, it has not met expectations. To make matters worse, privacy issues are also being discussed. Despite rumors that it is sold for now, it seems that it is making every effort to secure the main player. In an interview with Germany 'TZ', he said "I'm not disappointed that I'm left on the bench"I'm in the best club in the world. You can be proud because this is part of the process." However, it is true that Palinha's early moves in Bayern's uniform are disappointing.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
