'I would really like to be here' - Palhinha's Spurs wish
"Who doesn't want to play for Tottenham and stay here?" Joao Palhinha replied when asked whether he would like to make his stay at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium permanent, after helping the club to Premier League safety this season. The defensive midfielder has made 45 appearances during his loan spell from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, scoring seven goals and contributing three assists, including one goal in Tottenham's final-day relegation decider against Everton. "I have always shared my thoughts," Palhinha said.
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Teenage supremacy
The phrase 'if you're good enough, you're old enough' is often thrown around in the footballing sphere, and Bournemouth have been a bigger advocate for that than any other team in the Premier League this season. Following victory against Crystal Palace earlier this month Bournemouth became the first side ever to have two teenagers score a goal in back-to-back Premier League games thanks to Eli Junior Kroupi and Rayan's goals against the Eagles and Leeds. Through Kroupi in October and Rayan in May, the Cherries also became the first team in Premier League history to have two different teenagers score in three consecutive games in the same season.
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