Tottenham Hotspur have had a brilliant start to the season.
Indeed, Spurs have taken six points from their first two games, all while conceding a grand total of zero goals.
Tottenham’s transfer window hasn’t quite gone to plan, but things are now starting to come together.
Morgan Gibbs-White didn’t join Tottenham, while Eberechi Eze headed to Arsenal rather than Spurs, but Tottenham are now set to sign Xavi Simons, which isn’t a bad consolation prize at all.
Meanwhile, Joao Palhinha has signed for Tottenham on loan and he’s already earned plaudits after his fantastic performance against Manchester City at the weekend.
Speaking on The Rest is Football, Micah Richards has been discussing Palhinha’s move to Tottenham, and he says that he can’t believe Bayern actually allowed Palhinha to go to Spurs.
Micah Richards can’t believe Bayern Munich let Palhinha join Tottenham
Richards was discussing who has been the signing of the season alongside Gary Lineker.
Lineker suggested that Palhinha may well have been the best buy of the summer, while Richards says he can’t believe Bayern Munich let him go to Tottenham.
“I’ll throw one at you. It hasn’t cost them any money at the moment. Palhinha, just what they needed,” Lineker said.
“I can’t believe Bayern let him go, to be honest. They’ve got a young boy at Bayern called Pavlovic at Bayern. So I understand why a really good player plays a similar position, could play a bit further forward as well,” Richards added.
“But it didn’t work for him at Bayern Munich.”
Joao Palhinha’s stats for Bayern Munich
Richards is shocked that Palhinha has been allowed to leave Bayern Munich to join Spurs on loan, but when you look into it, this deal isn’t all that much of a shock.
Indeed, Palhinha barely got a sniff at Bayern Munich last season.
Palhinha joined a Bayern Munich team that really didn’t suit him.
Two years ago, Palhinha was set to join the German giants under Thomas Tuchel, but a deal collapsed at the last minute.
A departure this summer made a lot of sense, and while it’s hard to fathom the fact that Spurs have got such a good deal for such a good player, on paper, this is one that does make plenty of sense.