{"id":296852,"date":"2023-12-14T06:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296852"},"modified":"2023-12-14T06:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T06:39:13","slug":"liverpool-snub-47m-joao-palhinha-who-would-win-them-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/liverpool-snub-47m-joao-palhinha-who-would-win-them-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool snub \u00a347m Joao Palhinha who would ‘win them the Premier League’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liverpool will not be making a move for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha next month according to new reports. And by not signing the player, Owen Hargreaves claims they are ignoring a talent who is good enough to win them the Premier League title this season.<\/p>\n

Palhinha has been one of the best ball-winning midfielders in England since joining Fulham from Sporting 18 months ago for \u00a320million. The 28-year-old is now worth at least double that amount, and Transfermarkt value him at \u00a347million.<\/p>\n

Palhinha has made at least 25 more tackles than any other Premier League player this season and Hargreaves, who himself used to be a tireless defensive-minded midfielder, thinks the Portugal international could be the difference between a top-four finish and title glory.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Premier League Productions in late October, he said: “I think they are missing one player and that’s a defensive midfield player. I think if Palhinha plays for Liverpool, then they can win the league. He is that good.”<\/p>\n

However, according to This Is Anfield, Liverpool will not pursue a deal for the Portuguese in January. The report says Jurgen Klopp has no plans to sign a holding midfielder in the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n

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They have lost just one of their 16 matches until now, a controversial defeat away at Tottenham. No team has conceded less goals than their 15, which is the joint-best defensive record with Arsenal, who they host at Anfield on Sunday December 23.<\/p>\n

Klopp has meanwhile confirmed he does not have any plans to sign a centre-back in January, with Joel Matip out for the season with a knee ligament problem. He said: “It has to be the right player. Tell me a club who wants to sell a top, top centre-half who could play for Liverpool?<\/p>\n

“We still have four centre-halves which is absolutely alright. Other clubs don’t put them under the Christmas tree for us and say: ‘Take it and use it as long as you need it.’ I didn’t really think about it [buying a centre-back in January]. I don’t think so to be honest.”<\/p>\n