Fulham will reportedly prioritise signing Yann M’Vila to replace Joao Palhinha if the Portuguese international joins Bayern Munich.
According to reputed French journalist Santi Aouna, Yann M’Vila is the subject of interest from Fulham. And the cultured French midfielder has emerged as the priority option to replace Joao Palhinha. The Portuguese international is closing in on joining Bayern Munich ahead of Friday’s summer transfer deadline.
Yann M’Vila is a well-travelled midfielder, representing clubs in France, Italy, England, Russia, and Greece in his career. The 33-year-old spent his formative years with four French clubs before graduating from the Stade Rennais Academy. His longest spells came with Rennes and Rubin Kazan.
The cultured Frenchman can play as a centre-back and a box-to-box midfielder, although he is primarily a holding midfielder. M’Vila’s most recent spell came at Olympiacos, where he made nearly 150 appearances while chipping in with eight goals and seven assists. But the experienced midfielder is now a free agent after his contract expired.
It is bizarre that despite M’Vila’s experience, he has been unable to secure a move to any club thus far this summer. But Fulham might finally offer him his next destination on Deadline Day of the ongoing transfer window. And Santi Aouna has suggested that the player is Fulham’s priority option to replace Joao Palhinha.
João Palhinha, waiting for Fulham to find replacement in order to join Bayern on five year deal. 🔴⏳ #FCBayern
Fulham called Spurs for Højbjerg, not easy to agree on conditions with Daniel Levy.
Palhinha wants Bayern, clear message to Fulham. pic.twitter.com/CGqseBDVH7
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2023
The Portuguese international is the subject of interest from Bayern Munich, who will look to sign him before Friday’s summer transfer deadline. And reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has suggested that Palhinha is waiting for Fulham to finalise his replacement before joining the Bundesliga champions.
The Cottagers have shown interest in several midfielders in the last few hours, including Youssouf Fofana. But M’Vila is the priority candidate to fill Palhinha’s void. However, considering the cultured French midfielder is well into his thirties, he will only be a short-term solution for Fulham.
Nonetheless, the French journalist’s claims suggest Fulham will look to wrap up the move for M’Vila before parting ways with Palhinha. And it will be interesting to see if a deadline-day move sees the light of day for the 33-year-old in the coming hours.
