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Mathys Tel to Tottenham Hotspur deal confirmed — Loan with option to buy

Tottenham Hotspur made their move to sign French forward Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich a few days ago but the deal appeared to be over.

However, Tel made a u-turn on deadline day and is heading to Spurs on loan after all, and the North Londoners have negotiated an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season.

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Reports say that Spurs can buy Tel for $62 million.

Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal were also reportedly interested in Tel but Tottenham won the race just a few hours before the winter transfer window shut on Monday, February 3 at 6pm ET.

Is Mathys Tel be a good fit for Tottenham Hotspur?

Mathys Tel, 19, is exactly the kind of forward Tottenham should be signing and a loan deal makes sense.

His path at Bayern Munich has been blocked by Harry Kane, and many of their other superstars, over the last 18 months, but Tel is a rising star. He showed that whenever he was given opportunities, starting at the end of the 2022-23 season as he helped Bayern win the title with several impressive cameos. But now he needs to play regularly.

A tall, mobile forward who can play in multiple positions, Tel is exactly the kind of player Tottenham need to sign. When you look at the summer additions of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, both teenagers, Tel again fits in with what they’re trying to build: a young, attack-minded squad.

Of course, Tottenham also want to reinforce their injury-hit squad. Tel will help in the short-term and he will get plenty of minutes. Win-win.

Then it’s all about whether or not Tel signs for Spurs permanently. If he does this could be a great bit of business as he will get the chance to play regularly and Tottenham seems like a great landing spot for him after being frustrated with a lack of minutes at Bayern.