By: Shrishh Attavar
Among all players in Europe's top five leagues with 30 or more appearances this season, Tottenham star Joao Palhinha is averaging the most successful tackles per game: 3.4. The list beneath him includes established defensive midfielders from the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Palhinha sits above all of them. He is 30 years old, on loan from Bayern Munich, and was available to Tottenham for a permanent fee of approximately £27 million exercisable at the end of this season.













