Where will João Palhinha fit in at Bayern Munich?
Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich have strengthened their midfield department with the addition of the Portugal international from Fulham, but what exactly will his role be?
Palhinha's arrival in German football and especially at Bayern, has been a long-awaited one. The 29-year-old joins the Bavarian giants on the back of two impressive years in the English Premier League at Fulham.
Still at the peak of his powers, he brings the kind of presence and profile in midfield that has been absent since Javi Martínez, who left the club in the summer of 2021. Since then, a variety of solutions have been tried and tested by Bayern bosses, but nothing has stuck and brought the desired stability in the heart of midfield.
That is what Palhinha promises to bring for Kompany and Bayern. bundesliga.com analyses how exactly the former Sporting Lisbon midfielder will fit in at his new club.
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