
Tottenham has defeated the Premier League competition to secure the signing of Bayern Munich Vooruit Mathys Tel on loan for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
The will of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United were also interested in the signature of the 19-year-old, but he has chosen to join Spurs to strengthen their attacking ranks, reportedly a U-turn after he was in first instance had previously rejected a move to them. This month.
Tottenham also has the option to permanently make the deal in the summer for € 55 million (£ 45.7 million) for a six-year-old deal if he has to impress during his time in North London.
Tel started his career at Ligue 1 Side Rennes and made his competition debut in 16 years and 110 days old against Brest, and became the youngest player who appeared in the top for the club, with the record that was previously held by Eduardo Camavinga.
He would make 10 senior performances for the French side at all competitions before he completed a reported switch of € 28.5 million to Bayern in 2022.
The teenager scored his first goal for the club in a 5-0 win over Viktoria Koln in the DFB-Pokal and became the youngest goal scorer for the club in a competitive match, 17 years and 126 days old.
Tel would also enjoy his best scores season for Bayern in 2023-24 under Thomas Tuchel, to pay 10 goals and place another six assists on 41 outings in all competitions, but has found playing time difficult to get under Vincent Kompany.
He has only made 14 performances this campaign, of which only four have been from the start, a total of only 458 minutes of action in all competitions.
We are pleased to announce the signing of Mathys Tel on loan from Bayern Munich, subject to international allocation and work permit
– Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial) 3 February 2025
It offers Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham another option in the attack for the rest of the season, with Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Wilson Odobert all currently affected the Spurs campaign.
Tel became Tottenham's fourth signature of the January window after the permanent additions of Antonin Kinsky and Min-Hyeok Yang, where the latter had now been on loan at QPR. Lens defender Kevin Danso also completed a temporary deal until the end of the season on Sunday.
A potential debut in the EFL-Halve Final on Thursday against Liverpool in Anfield in Anfield in Anfield could come too fast for Tel, with the move still subject to international approval and the Frenchman who secured a work permit, although he could appear in Sunday's FA Cup collision against Aston against Aston Villa.
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