Mathys Tel explains decision to join Tottenham after Arsenal and Man Utd links
Mathys Tel insists Tottenham was ‘the best option’ for him after joining the Premier League club on loan from Bayern Munich.
Tel, 19, complete a deadline-day move โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที to Spurs after informing Bundesliga leaders Bayern of his desire to leave.
Bayern Munich spent more than £20m to sign Tel from French club Rennes in 2022 and the highly-rate forward feature heavily across his first two seasons at the Allianz Arena.
However, France U21 star Tel pushe for a move during the January transfer window after struggling for game-time under Vincent Kompany.
Tel reportedly rejecte a move to Tottenham last week and was subsequently in talks with Manchester United and Arsenal over a January move.
Those talks broke down, however, and Tel then agree a loan move to Tottenham which includes an option to buy for £45m in the summer.
‘Why I chose Tottenham? It was the best option for me,’ he told the club’s official website. ‘I’m ready to play, I’m here, I’m ready to grow.
‘It was the best option for me and now I’m very happy. I felt the commitment, I spoke with the president, the team manager, the coach and as I said, that was very important for me.’
Tel spoke to Bayern Munich teammates and former Tottenham stars Harry Kane and Eric Dier before agreeing to join Spurs.
‘They said, if you want to work here, you have everything. You can enjoy it,’ said Tel, who made just eight league appearances for Bayern this season.
‘That’s good for me, because it’s a good opportunity to work, to learn every day… that’s what they told me.’
Tel also discussed the possibility of a move to north London with his ‘good friend’ Wilson Odobert, who signed for Spurs last summer.
‘He told me “come, you have to come here”,’ Tel reveale. ‘Wilson, he’s my friend, I’ve playe with him with the French team, and he said, “come, this is a great team, you will see”.
‘We are good friends. I come from Paris, him too, and we have a good relationship.’
Tel joins a Tottenham team sitting just 14th in the Premier League despite a much-neede victory over Brentford at the weekend.
He could make his Spurs debut on Thursday night when Ange Postecoglou’s side face Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.