According to a report from Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich will see two players return from loans this summer — and it might not be super-easy to relocate them once again:
It is currently highly unlikely that Tottenham and Roma will exercise their buy-options for João Palhinha and Bryan Zaragoza respectively.
Regarding the Portuguese midfielder, Bayern were initially confident that Spurs would sign him permanently for the €30m that was agreed last summer. However, with Tottenham’s
current uncertain situation, relegation threat and the coaching changes, it’s unlikely Palhinha will be signed.
As originally discussed in the Sunday edition of the Daily Schmankerl, Zaragoza’s loan at AS Roma has not amounted to anything significant:
In the case of Zaragoza, Bayern and Roma agreed on an option to buy of around €13 million, which becomes mandatory if the Spaniard plays at least 50% of all possible minutes and the Italian club qualifies for at least the Europa League via Serie A. Eberl and Freund agreed to the move in January because they believed the prospects of a permanent transfer seemed better at Roma than at Celta Vigo. With the team currently in sixth place in the league, one of these conditions would indeed be met. However, in terms of playing time, Zaragoza is nowhere near the 50% required to trigger the option (19% in the league, 37% in the Europa League).
As it stands, neither Zaragoza, nor Palhinha are in Vincent Kompany’s plans and would be dead weight — and a financial burden — on the team’s roster:
Unless there’s a quick turnaround, Zaragoza and Palhinha will return to Munich in the summer – and subsequently face an uncertain future. Vincent Kompany is not planning with them for next season. The club would have to find a new destination for both players.
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