Tottenham in negotiations to lower price tag on £25m deal

Solar 3 Might 2026 7:45, UK

Joao Palhinha is prone to keep at Tottenham Hotspur past this season if they’ll renegotiate the phrases of his mortgage deal and survive relegation from the Premier League.

Palhinha’s high quality has been questioned by followers and pundits all through this season as Spurs have struggled close to the underside the highest flight.

The 30-year-old Bayern Munich loanee has popped up with some key moments of their battle for survival, although, with a late winner in opposition to Wolves final weekend to maintain them near security.

Tottenham maintain a £25million possibility to purchase Palhinha this summer season, however as I revealed on the newest version of Soccer Insider’s Switch Insider podcast, they wish to decrease that determine earlier than signing him completely.

The subsequent month can be important to Tottenham’s switch plans, and he’s not prone to stick round in the event that they endure relegation to the second tier.

Tottenham wish to signal Joao Palhinha for lower than £25m in the event that they keep up

Palhinha was thought to be among the finest holding midfielders within the Premier League throughout his time at Fulham, however his shares have fallen within the final two seasons.

Spurs’ fanbase stays divided over signing him this summer season, with the membership aiming to decrease his switch charge earlier than securing his providers completely in the event that they survive relegation.

Talking on the Switch Insider podcast, I defined: “Proper now, Palhinha’s future stays unsure. It most likely will rely on whether or not Spurs can safe Premier League security.

“They do have an possibility in there to signal him on a everlasting foundation from Bayern Munich as a part of that mortgage deal.

“I believe they paid an honest mortgage charge with that possibility (to purchase) in there for round £25million. So for Spurs, if they’ll renegotiate that and get it on decrease phrases, it’s possibly a deal that they are going to be desirous about.

“If Spurs keep up and so they can renegotiate that purchase possibility, then there’s an actual alternative that Palhinha may lengthen to remain.”

Coventry Metropolis line up James Maddison transfer after Championship promotion

Maddison has spent everything of this season on the sidelines after tearing his ACL, however is presently closing in on a return to motion when Tottenham want him most.

The 29-year-old is one in all a number of Spurs stars going through an unsure future as they battle in opposition to relegation, with an exit trying seemingly in the event that they do go down.

Sources have solely revealed to Soccer Insider that Coventry wish to signal Maddison this summer season as they put together to return to the highest flight beneath Frank Lampard.

Maddison was born and raised in Coventry and began his profession on the membership as a teen, so a transfer may attraction, however it stays to be seen if it will be financially viable.