Tottenham win Mathys Tel race signing loan deal with surprise contract clause
Tottenham win Mathys Tel race signing loan deal with surprise contract clause
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Tottenham have secured the loan signing for Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel until the end of the season, agreeing a buy option in the deal. The 19-year-old became one of the most talked-about players of the transfer window as a string of Premier League clubs chased his signature. Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea were all in the hunt and it seemed as though Tottenham were set to lose out when reports suggested the Frenchman had turned them down, favouring a switch to Old Trafford.
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However, it appears the teenager has changed his mind and will join Spurs initially on loan until the end of the season. The Athletic report that Tottenham have an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season for €55m (£45.7m). If that clause in the contract is activated then Tel will sign for Spurs on a six-year deal. A club statement read: ‘We are delighted to announce the signing of Mathys Tel on loan from Bayern Munich, subject to international clearance and work permit.
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‘The France Under-21 international will join the Club on loan until the end of the 2024/25 season with an option to make the move permanent in the summer. He will wear the number 11 shirt.’. The teenage forward moved to Bayern Munich from Rennes in 2022 after starring in the Under-17 World Cup that summer. The Frenchman has scored goals for Bayern, netting six times in his first season and 10 times over the last campaign, but opportunities have been diminished under Vincent Kompany.
Harry Kane is a difficult man to displace in the first team and Tel hasn’t managed to do it. The youngster has made eight Bundesliga appearances so far this season, with just two of them in a starting XI, and he has not scored a league goal. It has been a fairly busy transfer window for Spurs, signing goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague and Kevin Danso from Lens. The deals have largely been done to combat the club’s ongoing injury nightmare, with issues in goal and at centre-back.
