However, the manner of the keeping is yet to be decided.
Tottenham Hotspur are still evaluating Bayern Munich loanee Mathys Tel, but despite an up-and-down loan stint so far at least one report suggests the Premier League side feel good about the youngster.
There is the small matter of money, however. From Sky Sport DE journalist Florian Plettenberg, as captured by @iMiaSanMia:
Tottenham have not made a final decision about Mathys Tel, but the current tendency is that they would like to keep him. Nevertheless, Spurs are unwilling to activate the option to buy (€50m) – instead, they want to negotiate a lower fee with Bayern. An agreement around €40m plus add-ons is a possibility. Tel has no future at Bayern under the current leadership [@Plettigoal]
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This is promising for both Bayern and Tel, who need the Spurs loan to work out.
Tel has not exactly lit it up but the entire Spurs team around Ange Postecoglou is not clicking either. He recently finally scored although he has not quite grabbed a permanent spot in the XI, either. But the youngster is trying, and showed his heart and commitment early on — being the player to walk to a furious visiting fan section after a 2-0 loss to Fulham and taking the heat:
Mathys Tel: “We need to be together.” pic.twitter.com/MBTSspv5eR
— Spurs Army (@SpursArmyTweets) March 16, 2025
(Editor’s note: Why are fans like this?)
Tel, in any case, has an interesting situation at Bayern. The Bavarians are trying to reload on their wings, and also trying to find a backup or future replacement for Harry Kane at striker. At 19, Tel fits all of these profiles well…but perhaps none of them quite perfectly. As a result, Bayern is looking to raise funds via sales this summer, and Tel is a prime candidate. The speedy winger/striker ‘tweener with the mean shot is still finding his feet and his place, and he may have to do that outside of Bavaria.
A shame for a player that arrived with such talent and such promise, who appears to have done little more than get caught up in several changes of regime. But that’s how it goes.
