Tottenham have seemingly won the race for Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, just days after the Frenchman rejected a move to North London.
Tel initially told Bayern he wanted to leave in the January window after becoming frustrated with a lack of opportunities at the Allianz Arena but spurned an offer from Spurs despite chairman Daniel Levy flying to Munich.
The 19-year-old indicated he would stay at Bayern and reassess his future in the summer, only to perform a u-turn after speaking to Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.
Tel is flying to London this afternoon, according to L’Equipe, to sign what is expected to be a loan deal.
🚨 Mathys Tel travelling to London ahead of #DeadlineDay switch from Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur. Agreements reached for 19yo #FCBayern forward to join #THFC on loan; structure still to be ironed out before move done @TheAthleticFC after @Plettigoal https://t.co/phqpLxSvNV
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) February 3, 2025
The news will come as a relief for Postecoglou, who has been frustrated in his attempts to strengthen his injury-hit squad this month.
Although Kevin Danso joined yesterday from Lens, Spurs have been relatively quiet and had a £70million bid for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi rejected this morning.
Matters on the pitch have, at least, taken a turn for the better over the past week with Tottenham backing up Thursday’s 3-0 defeat of Elfsborg in the Europa League with an impressive 2-0 Premier League win at Brentford yesterday.
