The midfielder has been on loan at Preston North End and scored eight and assisted six in the Championship last season.
Preston have an option to buy for £6 million and while that is double their record transfer fee, they have been so impressed that they have decided to trigger it.
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Roberto De Zerbi deserves great credit for being able to steady the ship at the most crucial moment of the 2025/26 campaign, though Palhinha's loan signing was certainly one of the very few success stories of the season.
The future of Luka Vuskovic is going to be one of the hot topics for Tottenham Hotspur and its supporters this summer.
The latest transfer headlines involving Pompey’s Championship rivals.
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