Mathys Tel agrees to join Tottenham in shock U-turn on deadline day as Man United and Arsenal miss out and Bayern Munich ace flies to London
Mathys Tel agrees to join Tottenham in shock U-turn on deadline day as Man United and Arsenal miss out and Bayern Munich ace flies to London
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Tottenham have agreed a loan move for Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel after he made a shock U-turn on deadline day, Mail Sport understands. Tel had turned down the chance to join Spurs earlier this week despite Bayern accepting a £50million bid and Daniel Levy flying out to Germany, leaving the door open for the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal to mount a last-ditch swoop. But both clubs appeared to cool their interest and Spurs have now wrapped up a temporary switch with no buy option clause included.
The 19-year-old and his agent Gadiri Camara are currently flying to London and were pictured on board the jet, which is set to touch down in the UK imminently. Tel is believed to have been keen to secure a transfer this month and Bayern have accepted his wish, giving the green light to Spurs' renewed approach. United's bid to secure the target hit the buffers yesterday after discussions reached an impasse, despite them being given encouragement that he wanted to join them.
The cash-strapped club, who have signed Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven so far, were unable to find an agreement over payment terms. Arsenal had remained in the background but are not thought to have followed up their interest with a concrete proposal, leaving Spurs free to steal a march on Tel. Spurs technical director Johan Lange is understood to have travelled to Munich to watch Tel play for Bayern in their Champions League victory again Slovan Bratislava and began negotiations before returning to the UK.
