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Benfica remain alert to João Palhinha’s situation, but the possibility of the Portugal international returning to the Luz may have suffered a fresh setback. Bayern Munich intend to prioritise sales in this summer transfer window, ruling out, for now, the possibility of a loan move.

According to Florian Plettenberg, a journalist for Sky Sports Germany, Uli Hoeness, honorary president of the Bavarian club, has been pressuring the board to follow that strategy, seeking to bring in transfer income from players who are not part of Vincent Kompany’s plans. Alongside João Palhinha, Bryan Zaragoza and Sacha Boey are also on the list of players expected to leave.

This stance from Bayern could complicate Benfica’s plans, since a loan deal was seen as the most viable way to secure the midfielder’s return to Portuguese football. Even so, João Palhinha has not completely closed the door on a possible return to the Eagles.

Before travelling to Germany to report to Bayern, the Portugal international chose not to fuel the rumours, but he also did not rule out the possibility: "We’ll see. I’m not going to speak, I respect your work, as you know, but I don’t want to talk right now," the midfielder said at the airport. Rui Costa also recently addressed the matter, showing caution regarding the possibility of signing the former Sporting player.

"João Palhinha is a Bayern Munich player. You know the conditions that João Palhinha has at Bayern Munich. You know the terms Bayern Munich are asking for João Palhinha. At this moment, we are focused and concentrated on the players we have at Benfica Campus. They are working so that, on Thursday, we can secure the first win of the official season," said the Eagles’ president.

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