Personal reasons, allegedly

A Bola running with Palhinha derailment tale

Tottenham’s hopes of making Joao Palhinha a Spurs player on a permanent deal has collapsed.

The source - A Bola - is not the world’s most reliable source, indeed, many of the Portuguese outlets I’ve read over the years have a tendancy to be overtly pro Portugal. By which I mean this means the truth can get shaded.

However, the paragraphs here are, to pu…