TOTTENHAM are monitoring Joao Palhinha’s situation at Bayern Munich.But any possible move for the former Fulham hardman would likely depend on another central midfielder leaving Spurs.GettyJoao Palhinha is being monitored by Tottenham over a potential transfer[/caption]Palhinha, 30, has fallen down the pecking order at Bayern and could be available for around £22million.Should Spurs firm up their interest, it would be most likely in the form of a loan approach, yet central midfield is an area where they already have plenty of players.Thomas Frank has five natural options in the middle of the park, and that is not including No10s James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.Nor does that include versatile Morgan Gibbs-White, whose £60m switch from Nottingham Forest is in limbo.Yves Bissouma, 28, is the most likely candidate to exit the club, given he has only 11 months remaining on his contract.Juventus have been mooted as a possible destination for the Malian.But SunSport understands a switch to Turkey with Fenerbahce currently seems unlikely.Rodrigo Bentancur, 28, is also into the final year of his deal but is believed to be in negotiations over fresh terms.BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKPalhinha earned a £46m move to Bayern last summer after two brilliant seasons at Fulham.However, he only made six Bundesliga starts in an injury-hit debut term with the German giants.TRANSFER NEWS LIVE – KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW