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It?s absolute chaos in the transfer market. In the last few hours the pressure of squad planning and the deadline day has certainly been felt at Bayern Munich. In a surprising turn of events, the latest frenzy is around João Palhinha. Negotiations have been heating up over the past few hours between Bayern Munich and Fulham FC.
Personal terms have been agreed upon, but Fulham FC did not appear to be willing to budge on its desired transfer fee. As Sport1?s Kerry Hau and Patrick Berger reported, it seems that Fulham have now rejected Bayern?s initial ?55 million (£47 million) offer for Palhinha (captured via @iMiaSanMia)

Fulham have rejected a first bid worth ?55m from Bayern for João Palhinha. The English club want at least ?70m. Negotiations ongoing [@berger_pj, @kerry_hau] pic.twitter.com/mHL6zzqnP0? Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 31, 2023
The two clubs seemed to be very far apart in valuation, with the English club demanding a fee over ?80 million, while Bayern remain hopeful to get a deal done for a much awaited holding midfielder for around ?60 million and bonuses.
However, there is one report indicating a deal could be in place where the two clubs have met in the middle ? at least according to Abendzeitung?s Patrick Strasser:

João #Palhinha wird @FCBayern-Profi.
Letzte Details zum Vertrag werden noch mit @FulhamFC verhandelt, die fixe Ablöse sowie die Höhe der Bo...