During the summer transfer window, Liverpool focused on signing Joao Palhinha as Fabinho’s replacement, but ended up signing Endo from Stuttgart. The Japan international is not a strong defensive midfielder and that was evident yesterday against a physical side like Crystal Palace.
Also, he is not as good a player as Fabinho. Thiago and Beycetic are injury-prone and their current contracts at Anfield expire in just over six months.So Jurgen Klopp is still trying to strengthen his sixth position in midfield and once again Palhinha’s name is at the center of it all.
According to TEAMtalk, Liverpool have held talks with the agent of the Portugal international, who has been a strong DM in England since joining Fulham from Sporting CP last year.The Selecao midfielder was close to a move to Bayern Munich this summer, but the German was unable to complete the process in time. A source has claimed the Cottagers will demand a fee from whoever agrees to sell him to Bayern in August.TEAMtalk shows £60m.
However, renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said the deal was worth £55.8m (€65m).In October, retired Wales international Robbie Savage said Palhinha was a “fantastic” player who could ideally be signed by Jurgen Klopp (BBC). He played the most Premier League games last season and remains a key player for Fulham and Portugal.The question is whether this will be a long-term solution.
Palhinya turns 29 next July. Should Liverpool offer £55.8m to sign him?
