On Thursday, it was time for Thomas Frank’s first real test. On the other side of the halfway line were the Arsenal players and Mikel Arteta. This was a friendly match, but after a 1-0 win for Spurs, Frank explained that there are no friendlies against Arsenal. The Dane is serious in his first season as Spurs manager, now he will also bring in a reinforcement that Arsenal and the other Premier League clubs will have to struggle with.
First to the friendly match, where Frank smiled slyly after the win against his city rival. -1-0 against Arsenal is a really beautiful result… I said before the game that games against Arsenal are never friendlies. They mean everything,” the Tottenham manager told Sky Sports.
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Sky Sports reports that Tottenham are in talks with Bayern Munich to sign Joao Palhinha. In his final season as a Fulham player, the Portuguese was a true Premier League star, finishing the 2023/24 season with the most successful tackles in the world’s toughest league.
The transfer to Bayern came last summer in a €51 million transfer plus bonuses. Everything was set for success. Bayern Munich also won the Bundesliga title this season, but for the Portuguese international, the season was a downer. In several games, Palhinha was sidelined and had to settle for 986 minutes of playing time last season. Tottenham will now take advantage of this.
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The lease does not include an option to buy, but for Frank and Tottenham, a season with the defensive midfielder who reigned in the middle in the Premier League will be a powerful reinforcement.
Tottenham mean business this season – also in the Premier League.
