FULHAM have NOT agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for Joao Palhinha and are fighting hard to keep their star player.
And that could cause havoc for Manchester United and Tottenham.
GettyJoao Palhinha’s transfer to Bayern Munich could collapse on deadline day[/caption]
German giants Bayern Munich have been pursuing the midfielder over the past 24 hours.
Palhinha has emerged as one of the most sought-after players of this transfer window for his stirring performances for Fulham.
He would be an immediate replacement for Ryan Gravenberch who is on course to join Liverpool today for £34million.
But with just a few hours left of the transfer window, there is still no agreement in place.
And insiders at Craven Cottage are hopeful they will keep their man – for now at least.
Bayern are ready to pay around £60m for the cast-iron Portuguese who scored an equalising goal for ten-man Fulham at Arsenal last Saturday.
Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel is not giving up and this looks like it could go right to the wire but as it stands there is no deal in place and Palhinha is staying put in the Premier League.
Fulham have been standing firm despite Palhinha being open to the switch to the Bundesliga giants.
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And that would in turn see Spurs and United’s potential deadline-day plans scuppered.
Spurs were open to allowing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to leave for Craven Cottage with talks already underway.
Marco Silva had identified Hojbjerg as a suitable replacement for Palhinha and would only permit the Portuguese star’s departure if someone else was lined up to come in.
Fulham have also been keen on Scott McTominay.
The Scottish midfielder is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and will drop further down the pecking order if Sofyan Amrabat arrives.
United sent a private jet to Florence to pick up the Moroccan ace in the hope of getting a deal done before the 11pm deadline.
AlamyPierre-Emile Hojbjerg is a target for Fulham[/caption]
Scott McTominay could be on the move before the 11pm deadlineAlamy