Bayern find another target: Palhinha is the past, Onana is the present
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 28.06.24. | 17:04
According to Christian Falk, Amadou Onana is now in the Bavarians' focus
It seems that Bayern will finally forget about Fulham and Joao Palinha! The more than six-month-long saga will, in all probability, have a bad ending, as the Bavarian giant no longer has time to haggle with the London club. An official offer of 46 million euros was sent from Allianz Arena to Craven Cottage, to which the English will most likely respond negatively, after which the Germans will definitely withdraw from the strenuous and long negotiations.
Bayern are considering switching their attentions to Amadou Onana as they struggle to agree a price with Fulham for João Palhinha. A deal could be struck with Everton for Onana for a cheaper fee [than the £60m Fulham want for Palhinha] with both the player and Everton chiefs open… pic.twitter.com/an3vCpyf3a
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As per Bild's journalist Christian Falk, Amadou Onana is the new name on the radar.
"FC Bayern would still like to sign Joao Palhinha from Fulham. The third offer should still be the last. The club does not want to pay a total of more than €46m for the player. Because Fulham wants more money, FC Bayern recently looked at Hakan Calhanoglu from Inter Milan. But the Italians also didn't want to let the player go for less than €50m. Calhanoglu would have loved to come to FC Bayern. Only when it became clear that the move was failing due to finances did he make it clear by post that he wanted to stay at Inter." wrote Falk in his column.
It remains unclear, though, why the Turk was the target in the first place, given that he and Palhinha are entirely different types of players. However, the club from Munich quickly returned to their initial wish - a defensive midfielder.
"Amadou Onana from Everton is now an issue again. The Munich team now knows that Onana can leave for €61.4 million euros at the current exchange rate. The sum is higher than Palhinha, but Onana is also younger at 22 years old. The money would therefore be invested for the longer term," Falk concluded.
Unlike Palhinha, who is currently a bench warmer in Portugal's squad, Onana is a regular in Belgium's starting lineup at the EURO 2024 and is playing very well. The 22-year-old could be just what Bayern are missing. The German club has already agreed on one transfer from the Premier League - Michael Olise arrives from Crystal Palace for 60 million euros.
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