Mathys Tel is ready to become a member of Manchester United of Arsenal after rejecting Tottenham.
Tel, 19, split spurs on Friday, despite the fact that Bayern Munich accepted an £ 50 million offer for the striker, who held face-to-face conversations with chairman Daniel Levy in Germany before he informed Tottenham about his decision. That is United and Arsenal left in a race with two horses to sign Tel, who is angry with his lack of playing time at Bayern.
The French Under-21 International moved from Rennes to Munich in 2022 for £ 23.8 million, but spent most of his time playing the second violin to England captain Harry Kane. Chelsea and Aston Villa have dropped their interest- the blues looking at other goals, Villa turns to Marcus Rashford and leaves United and Arsenal as the only two clubs that are still in the race to sign him before the transfer window on Monday to 11 p.m. will be closed.
Tel was omitted from Bayern's team on Saturday to include Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga, after he had a rare start during the 3-1 Champions League victory against Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava. The 19-year-old went into the game for his first goal of the season, but did not succeed in touching the back of the net in his 62 minutes on the field.
Post-match, Bayern's Director of Sport, Max Eberl, revealed that Tel initially intended to fight for his place under manager Vincent Kompany, but has since changed ideas.
“Mathys decided at the time [in December] That he wanted to stay that he wanted to claim himself. Now Mathys comes by and says he can imagine that he is doing something, “Eberl explained.” And now we have to think about what we are going to do, if we are going to do it. The playing time is not satisfactory for him, and that is understandable.
“It is now at the end of January and now it is more difficult for all involved. We have to see what is ultimately best for all involved, for Mathys and for Bayern Munich.”
Kompany, who insists that his decision to start count was not based on ulcer motives, said to reporters: “I have nothing to say about that at the moment. Mathys is our player. We have close contact with him and his agents. Christoph. [Freund] Or Max can say more about what will happen in the coming hours or days. “
Tel would fulfill the shared wish of United and Arsenal to sign a new striker. Arsenal saw their bid of £ 60 million for Villa striker Ollie Watkins rejected earlier this week, while the two options of United, Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, both scored no goal in 2025.
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