Who is Chelsea target Mathys Tel? Signed for £25m by Bayern Munich aged 17, the forward has been mentored by Harry Kane and is dating a Miss Universe candidate
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Chelsea have continued their push to snap up the best young talents in world football by making an enquiry for Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel. Tel has been a long-term target for the Blues, with the 19-year-old having been viewed as one of the best young forwards in the game.
![[Tel became Rennes youngest ever player when he debuted as a 17-year-old in August 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/94071267-14281989-image-a-2_1736852556874.jpg)
The France youth international has been viewed as a star from a young age having broken through at Rennes. He was handed his first-term debut by the Ligue 1 outfit at the age of 16 years and 110 days, becoming the club's youngest player to feature in an official match.
![[Chelsea would have to fork out over £40million if they are to land the talented forward]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/94071237-14281989-image-a-8_1736853406182.jpg)
Tel notably beat the previous record held by Eduardo Camavinga, who set the milestone on his path to joining Real Madrid. The forward's time at Rennes was short, making just seven brief substitute appearances in the French top flight before moving to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022.
![[Tel, now 19, has largely been used as an impact substitute in his Bayern Munich career]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/94071295-14281989-image-a-9_1736853420253.jpg)
Chelsea have made an enquiry for £40m-rated Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel. Tel became Rennes youngest ever player when he debuted as a 17-year-old in August 2021. Chelsea would have to fork out over £40million if they are to land the talented forward.
![[Tel (right) is viewed as one of the hottest prospects in Europe and is a long-term Blues target]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/18/94053743-14281989-Tel_right_is_viewed_as_one_of_the_hottest_prospects_in_Europe_an-a-1_1736878539067.jpg)
The German giants forked out £25million to sign the 17-year-old, months after the forward had captained France to the Under-17 European Championship title, a tournament where he scored three times. 'Mathys Tel is one of the biggest talents in Europe, a very quick, technically strong and versatile striker,' Hasan Salihamidzic, then-Bayern Munich sporting director, said after sealing Tel's signing.
![[Tel has described his favoured role as being between a No 9 and a left winger]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/18/94053419-14281989-Tel_has_described_his_favoured_role_as_being_between_a_number_ni-a-2_1736878539068.jpg)
