Loved by Sporting fans, Palhinha won't rule out move to Benfica | OneFootball

João Palhinha continues to be linked with Benfica and, although he insists that his focus remains on Bayern Munich, the Portugal international did not rule out the possibility of joining Sporting’s rivals in this transfer window.

"Now I’m going back to Bayern, you know. There has been a lot of speculation, but I’m a Bayern player at the moment", he said in comments to CNN Portugal at Lisbon Airport. The 31-year-old midfielder was also asked about possible contact from Marco Silva.

Not wanting to reveal details about the future, João Palhinha preferred to remain discreet. "We’ll see. I don’t want to talk now. I respect your work, as you know, but I don’t want to talk now". Despite avoiding any commitments regarding the next step in his career, the player did not hide his desire to return to Portuguese football.

Asked directly about the possibility of playing for Benfica, Palhinha left that scenario open, although without indicating any immediate decision: "I’ll come back, I don’t know if it will be now, but I’ll come back. Benfica? I don’t know, we’ll see", he said.

Last season, the midfielder was on loan at Tottenham, where he was a regular presence throughout the campaign, but the English club chose not to activate the purchase option.

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