Arsenal is eyeing to target 28-year-old Joao Palhinha from the Cottagers

Premier League club Arsenal is reportedly involved in the hunt for Joao Palhinha from Fulham. The Gunners had previously strengthened their team in the 2023 summer player transfer market. They brought in several new players and one of them is Declan Rice. The 24-year-old midfielder was bought very expensively from West Ham. Rice immediately became the centre figure of Arsenal's midfield. So far he has played 21 times for the Gunners in all competitions.

Arsenal is now able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool in the hunt for the title. The Gunners are even at the top of the 2023/2024 Premier League standings with 33 points. One of the keys to their success is their solid defense. Arsenal has conceded just 11 times so far in the Premier League, and they are the team with the best defense in the league at the moment. However, Arsenal is not satisfied with the existing squad and they want to make their team stronger. That's why they plan to strengthen their midfield, and want to bring in one more defensive midfielder.

Reportedly, Arsenal is eyeing Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha. This news was claimed by a journalist named Connor Humm, via Sportsmole. The report also states that Arsenal will not try to bring Joao Palhinha from Fulham shortly. They will only try to recruit him in the summer of 2024. But Arsenal are not alone in their hunt for Palhinha and a midfielder from Portugal was previously targeted by Bayern Munich.

Palhinha even almost joined Bayern. However, his transfer from Fulham was cancelled at the last minute when the 2023 summer transfer window closed. Even though they failed, the German side will not give up. They are said to be trying to bring in Palhinha again even though the player has signed a new contract that lasts until 2028.