Bayern Munich open to listening offers for Portuguese duo | OneFootball

Bayern Munich are planning significant changes to the squad in the summer. The Bavarian club wants to trim their wage bill and bring down the average age of the squad. Along with signing top-quality young players, Bayern also have work to do to raise funds by selling older players in the squad.

The midfield department is likely to be an area where they can look for departures to make way for new signings. According to SportBild journalists Christian Falk and Tobi Altschaffl (via iMiaSanMia), Joao Palhinha is a candidate for departure in the summer. The Portuguese midfielder has struggled to get consistent game time since arriving from Fulham in the last summer transfer window.

Bayern paid a fee in excess of €50 million for Palhinha last summer. The Portuguese midfielder came close to joining Bayern in 2023, only for the move to break down in the final hour of the transfer window. Rekordmeister eventually completed the deal in 2024.

Palhinha was expected to provide steel in the midfield. However, he has struggled to get game time under Vincent Kompany, with the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Leon Goretzka ahead of him in the pecking order.

Along with Palhinha, Raphael Guerreiro is also a candidate for sale in the summer. The former Borussia Dortmund defender can play in full-back and midfield positions. Since Bayern are well covered in these positions, Guerreiro will be allowed to leave should a suitable offer arrive.

Joao Palhinha not planning to leave Bayern

Despite struggling for game time in his debut season, Palhinha is not looking to leave Bavaria in the summer transfer window. While talking to SportBild, Palhinha insisted that he is not thinking about leaving Bayern in the summer. He is determined to excel at Bayern and help the club win trophies in the next couple of months.

Palhinha’s difficult spell was further compounded by the red card against VfL Bochum. He will miss the next two league games. The Portuguese midfielder will hope to show his quality in the remainder of the campaign, specifically in the Champions League games.

Die Roten are not expected to spend to sign replacements of Palhinha and Guerreiro. They have already agreed a deal to sign Tom Bischof from Hoffenheim on a free transfer to strengthen their options in central midfield. Meanwhile, they are well covered in both full-back positions. Money raised from these two potential departures will go into strengthening the attack.