Villa in talks to sign Bayern's Palhinha

Aston Villa have opened talks with Bayern Munich over midfielder Joao Palhinha.

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What happened. Aston Villa are in talks to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha, who is open to the move.

• Palhinha, 31, became a target after Amadou Onana's ACL injury.
• Bayern are willing to let him leave two years after signing him for £47.4m.
• Palhinha was on loan at Tottenham last season but they didn't trigger the buy option.

“Joao Palhinha is a very good player who would fit our plans. We are in talks, but there is currently no agreement.”

— Damian Vidagany

Villa need midfield reinforcements after several high-profile departures this summer.

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