Midfielder Joao Palhinha is set to leave Bayern Munich after just one year, sporting director Christoph Freund has confirmed, with Tottenham Hotspur the reported destination. Freund said after Bayern's 2-1 win over Olympique Lyon in a pre-season friendly on Saturday that Palhinha is in talks with another club.

Tottenham are closing in on the loan signing of João Palhinha with the Bayern Munich midfielder set to undergo a medical on Friday, the PA news agency understands.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has given his patented “here we go” to João Palhinha’s loan move to Tottenham Hotspur. The English club will pay Palhinha’s salary and the midfielder is headed to London for testing. ⚪️ João Palhinha to Tottenham, here we go! Final green light arrived right now from Bayern.