{"id":302668,"date":"2023-12-17T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302668"},"modified":"2023-12-17T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:24:41","slug":"manchester-city-join-the-race-to-sign-fulham-midfielder-palhinha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/manchester-city-join-the-race-to-sign-fulham-midfielder-palhinha\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City &apos;join the race to sign&apos; Fulham midfielder Palhinha"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Manchester City &#8216;join Liverpool and Bayern Munich&#8217; in the race to sign Fulham star Palhinha&#8230; with Kalvin Phillips set for Etihad exit in January<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Portugal\u00a0international Palhinha could be set to leave Fulham in January window\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Man City have joined the race to sign him, with Bayern and Liverpool also keen\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;There&#8217;s no bigger waste of time!&#8217; What is the point of the Club World Cup? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City have joined the race to sign Fulham midfielder Palhinha in January, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old has again been one of the standout performers for Marco Silva&#8217;s men this season despite his failed move away from the club last summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder was set to complete a move to German champions Bayern Munich and had flown to complete his medical, but the transfer fell through on deadline day due after the Cottagers were unable to find a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Palhinha, who is also said to be admired by Liverpool, has continued to to be linked with a move away from west London and City are the latest club to join the race to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by The Sun, Pep Guardiola is an admirer of the \u00a360million rated Palhinha and believes he would be the &#8216;perfect&#8217; addition to his midfield.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/08\/79052073-0-image-a-1_1702802587912.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Palhinha has continued to shine for Fulham this season despite his failed move last summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/08\/79052201-0-image-a-2_1702803259767.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City have reportedly joined the race to sign Palhinha and are keen in January\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/08\/79052243-0-image-a-3_1702803370803.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The signing of Palhinha would pave way for Kalvin Phillips to leave the reigning champions\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking last month, the Portugal international admitted his failed move to Bayern Munich &#8216;really affected&#8217; him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don\u2019t know what will happen in the future.&#8217; Palhinha told O Jogo. &#8216;Obviously, it\u2019s really affected me and my family, but that\u2019s all in the past, I don\u2019t want to think about it too much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s a great source of pride, you know what happened. In my life everything that has happened has been for a reason, I like to think of it like that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Palhinha has continued to shine this season and has contributed with two goals and one assist in 16 matches across all competitions.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The signing of Palhinha would pave way for Kalvin Phillips, who has struggled for minutes this term, to leave City next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The England international has played just 89 minutes in the Premier League this season and has been overlooked by Guardiola on a number of occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Serie A giants Juventus are believed to be admirers of Phillips and keen to take him on loan for the rest of the season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12873621\/Manchester-City-join-Liverpool-Bayern-Munich-race-sign-Fulham-star-Palhinha-Kalvin-Phillips-set-Etihad-exit-January.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City &#8216;join Liverpool and Bayern Munich&#8217; 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