February 1st 2025.
On Friday, Mathys Tel made the decision to reject a potential move to Tottenham. However, he has not completely ruled out the possibility of joining either Manchester United or Arsenal. The 19-year-old had previously caught the attention of Spurs, who had agreed to a €60 million fee with Bayern on Thursday. However, this agreement was contingent upon Tel accepting their offer. In order to present their proposal to the young player, Tottenham's chairman, Daniel Levy, traveled to Munich on Friday. Unfortunately for Spurs, Tel declined the offer and expressed his desire to stay with Bayern if no other offers came in before the transfer deadline on Monday.
According to RMC Sport, Tel is still being pursued by only United and Arsenal, who may be able to persuade him to leave his current club before the end of the January transfer window. This means that Chelsea and Aston Villa, who were previously interested, are no longer in the running. United has reportedly spoken to Bayern on the phone about a potential deal, although they have yet to make a concrete offer.
Similarly, Arsenal has also expressed their interest in Tel since his move from Rennes in July 2022. However, they have not taken any action towards signing him as of now. Earlier this month, Chelsea had also made an approach, but Tel is apparently hesitant to move to Stamford Bridge due to the tough competition for a spot in Enzo Maresca's team.
Tel's main reason for wanting to leave Bayern is his lack of playing time. This season, he has only started in three matches for Vincent Kompany's side. In fact, Bayern's sporting director, Max Eberl, recently revealed that Tel had initially wanted to stay at the club in December but has now changed his mind. According to Eberl, Tel expressed his desire to leave due to his dissatisfaction with his playing time and the end of January deadline has made things more complicated for everyone involved. They will now have to consider what is best for Tel and for Bayern.
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