Joao Palhinha already in London to officially join Tottenham Hotspur, could feature against Bayern Munich on August 7 | OneFootball

Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is already in London to complete his move to join Tottenham Hotspur, according to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg.

The Portuguese international has signed his deal and is eager to feature for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club when they take on his soon-to-be former club Bayern on Thursday.

Spurs have an option to sign Palhinha for an initial €25 million next summer, with around €5m to be included in add-ons.

Tottenham are parting with a loan fee of €5m for the 30-year-old and will also be covering his whole wages.

Spurs head coach Thomas Frank is confident that the former Fulham star is the perfect number 6 for his midfield, but he could be forced to sign another creative midfielder after James Maddison got stretchered off against Newcastle United today.

The England international was seen on crutches after the game and could be out for some weeks from the look of things.

Dejan Kulusevski has yet to return to full fitness and will not be starting the new campaign with the North London club, and recruiting another option in the position could be very necessary.

Spurs already missed out on Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White after he decided to sign a contract extension despite coming close to joining them, and the injury to Maddison could force them into unplanned action.

Tottenham have already added Kota Takai, Luka Vuskovic, Mohammed Kudus and Kevin Danso to their squad so far this summer, but more signings are expected as they are also losing captain Son Heung-min, who played his last game for the club today.

They need quality squad depth as they prepare to challenge in the Champions League and in the three other domestic competitions, and Frank could do with two or three more top signings before the transfer window shuts.