Fulham vice-chairmain Tony Khan has told talkSPORT the club would consider any offers that ‘make sense’ for Joao Palhinha.
The Cottagers chief has hailed the midfielder as a core part of Marco Silva’s team and a ‘huge’ part of the club, but admits any player is for sale for the right price.
That approach to business was on display over the summer, when Fulham cashed in on top goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic when Saudi Arabia came calling for the big Serbian.
Khan insists he ‘would have loved for Mitro to be at Fulham forever’, but the player’s wish to leave and Al Hilal’s £50million offer for the striker ‘made sense for everyone’.
With Mitrovic gone after a number of rumour-filled windows, the next saga quickly became the future of Palhinha, with his solid performances in midfield attracting a host of suitors.
The 28-year-old Portuguese star was close to also leaving the London club last summer and even travelled to Germany on deadline day in September to seal a transfer to Bayern Munich, only for the deal to fall through due to Fulham’s failure to find a replacement.
In the following weeks, Palhinha then signed a new five-year contract that runs until 2028 with the option of a further year, but it appears clear why the club wanted him to sign those terms.
Losing Palhinha would be a huge blow for the Cottagers, but it appears their £60m price tag on the midfielder is an affordable price for several clubs linked with an interest, including Premier League giants Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea.
And speaking to talkSPORT from Super Bowl’s Radio Row in Las Vegas, Khan — whose father Shahid also owns NFL franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars — admitted could leave if the right offer is made.
“Joao Palhinha is a phenomenal player and I
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