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European star opens up on struggles after playing just 127 minutes following £47m move

Joao Palhinha Euro Portugal. Bayern Vincent Kompany Bayern Munich FC Bayern Fulham Nations League
Portugal Euro 2024 squad The Portugal starting eleven line up for a team photo prior to kick off, back row ( L to R ); Diogo Costa, Danilo Pereira, Antonio Silva, Goncalo Inacio, Joao Palhinha, Diogo Dalot and Cristiano Ronaldo, front row ( L to R ); Joao Neves, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix and Francisco Conceicao, in the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Georgia and Portugal at Arena AufSchalke on June 26, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images).

It took more than a year for Bayern Munich to complete their pursuit of midfielder Joao Palhinha from Fulham.

The German giants were closing in on a move for the Portugal international in the summer of 2023, only for a deal to collapse at the 11th hour on deadline day.

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