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

Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is already in London to complete his move to join Tottenham Hotspur, according to Sky 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 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 wages.

Spurs manager Thomas Frank is confident that the former Fulham star is the perfect number six for his midfield.

However, he could be forced to sign another creative midfielder after James Maddison was stretchered off against Newcastle United today.

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

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

Spurs already missed out on Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White after he signed a contract extension despite coming close to joining them.

Tottenham have already added Kota Takai, Luka Vuskovic, Mohammed Kudus and Kevin Danso to their squad this summer.

More signings are expected as they are also losing captain Heung-min Son, who played his last game for the club today.

They need quality squad depth as they prepare to participate in the Champions League and the three other domestic competitions this season.