According to the latest report from German Sky Sports reporter Plettenberg, Villa and Benfica are Palhinha's most concrete options. He is expected to return to Bayern on Sunday to report for pre-season training.

Although previously reported, Palhinha is not expected to complete a move to Villa today, and he has not yet reached an agreement with any club.

The current plan is for Palhinha to return to Munich on Sunday to begin Bayern's pre-season training. However, Bayern is pushing to sell him. Earlier media reports suggested that Palhinha would travel to England this Saturday to complete the transfer, but this will not happen.

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