With Benfica watching, João Palhinha starts for Bayern, shines | OneFootball

, João Palhinha got more minutes for Bayern Munich again and made a good impression in the 2-1 win over Jeju, in a friendly played this Tuesday in Seogwipo, during the Bavarians’ tour of South Korea.

The Portugal international started for Vincent Kompany’s side and stayed on the pitch for 61 minutes, taking the opportunity to show what he can do at a time when he is still being mentioned as one of the players who could leave the German club in this summer transfer window.

Palhinha had a direct impact on Bayern’s win by setting up Assomo for the second goal of the match in the 41st minute. Before that, Felipe Chavez had opened the scoring in the 11th minute, but Lee Chang-Min restored parity just four minutes later. The Portuguese midfielder’s decisive pass allowed the young German to put the German champions back in front, sealing the final 2-1 scoreline.

Despite the strong display, João Palhinha’s future remains open. The 31-year-old midfielder is not among Bayern’s main plans for the new season and has been linked with a possible transfer. Among the clubs monitoring the situation is Benfica, which continues to see the Portugal international as one of its priorities to strengthen midfield. However, the deal remains far from simple.

The board led by Rui Costa knows that Bayern Munich wants to recover part of the investment made in signing the player and is still asking for around €20 million to agree to his departure. In addition, Palhinha’s high salary and competition from other interested clubs make the deal particularly complex. Even so, Benfica is keeping the file open and remains attentive to how negotiations develop, believing that the course of the market could create more favorable conditions to try to secure the Portuguese midfielder’s return to domestic football.

João Palhinha boards together with Bayern:

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