Bayern Munich’s João Palhinha sat down recently to have an interview with SportBild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia here and here. One of the questions he was asked was about his path to signing for Bayern, to which he responded like this: “I’m just enjoying it. It wasn’t an easy path till I finally arrived in Munich. Now it just feels good. And I think we can achieve a lot this season.”
Interestingly, Palhinha revealed that a certain German teammate gave him info on the Bavarian giants: “I had an outstanding teammate and friend at Fulham in Bernd Leno. He told me good things about FC Bayern, just like everyone else I’ve talked with about this club.”
It has been a long time since the name Bernd Leno has been relevant for a Bundesliga club. The German goalkeeper grew up in Stuttgart but most Bundesliga fans know him as Bayer Leverkusen’s No.1, who he switched to in 2011. However, in 2018 the bright lights of the Premier League called him. He first left to go to Arsenal FC and then later ended up at Fulham.
