Tottenham Hotspur already tends to take over her option, to permanently sign Joao Palhinha, Talksport understands.
The 30-year-old has made an excellent start to his trace career after being loaned by Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window.
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Thomas Frank’s side has the opportunity to transform the temporary stay of the defensive midfielder into a permanent switch for around £ 27 million.
And the Danish boss is interested in the North London giants triggering this option.
How did Joao Palhinha go so far this season?
Palhinha was an outstanding player for Spurs – in eight games in all competitions.
He found the back of the network twice, with his first strike broken off in Manchester City in the 2-0 victory last month.
His most recent goal was a stunner, with the 36-cap portugal internationally found the backrest of the network against Doncaster in a acrobatic way.
During the 3-0 victory on Wednesday evening, Palhinha broke the Deadlock with an overhead kick.
Although he was regularly used by Frank as No. 6, he started the game against the outfit of the league One as a central defender and emphasized its versatility.
The former Fulham star played his role at Spurs to win five victories in three competitions -and helps his team in the Premier League table.
Palhinha recently spoke to Sky Sports and thanked Frank for giving him the opportunity to present his talent in England again.
Palhinha was limited to only 25 excursions for Bavaria in the last term -only six of his 17 Bundesliga appearances in Vincent Kompanys Line -up.
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Palhinha discussed Frank and said: “I am very grateful for Thomas and the rest of the people in Tottenham to give myself this opportunity to shine again in the Premier League.”
He added: “It was a simple decision for me, it was not too difficult to decide.
“Because if you feel like someone – like Thomas in this case – everything is easier.”
Palhinha discussed Frank, explained: “For me, I followed Thomas from the outside at that time because I didn’t know him.
“I’ve never met him. I just played against him when I was in Fulham.
“But when I looked at him, he always looked like a coach with the right person [side].
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“For me, now that I share the field, these moments with him are certainly its best quality.
“Apart from natural, of course, of course, [from] The other tactical really good things he has.
“But the head [thing] For me and the most important thing in the trainer, it is to be a real person to be a great person.
“I find [this] is probably the main thing that is probably that [the] Coach has to be, the best quality must be and do [it] Simply talking to the players, not just with him, but with each other, the surroundings in the club.
“I think it’s really good that I have felt not only me, but also my teammates since his arrival.”
And while Palhinha was praised by Palhinha, the former Boss von Brentford was also knocked away with what he saw from the player.
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Frank von Palhinha’s performance after the victory against Doncaster said: “Very happy. He was very good for us since he joined
“Again, when I only went into the role of the central defender and played very well and scored a very good goal. So, yes, pleased.”
Palhinha will try to impress again when Spurs welcomes wolves to North -London on Saturday evening – live on talk.