Tottenham have sealed the permanent signing of Mathys Tel for a fee of about €35m (£30m). Spurs paid Bayern Munich a €10m loan fee to sign the forward for the second half of the Premier League season.
The 20-year-old scored two goals in 13 league appearances, 11 of which were starts, but was an unused substitute for Spurs’ Europa League final triumph over Manchester United, which resulted in their first trophy for 17 years.
Tel is the first signing of the Thomas Frank era, after the Dane replaced Ange Postecoglou as manager on a three-year contract, though the groundwork for the deal was completed before Frank’s appointment.
Bayern’s director of football Max Eberl said: “Mathys Tel came to FC Bayern as a very young player and took his first steps into top-level international football here. He was a popular figure in our team, always giving his all for the club and the team. It has become clear that the move to Tottenham was the right one for his development.”
Frank is interested in reuniting with Bryan Mbeumo, who Brentford value at more than £60m, but Tottenham are yet to bid for the forward. Mbeumo, also wanted by Manchester United, has been a revelation for Brentford since signing from Troyes in a £5.8m deal in August 2019, when Brentford were in the Championship.
Spurs believe Frank can play a key role in convincing Mbeumo to join. United have had a bid worth up to £55m rejected and Brentford are under no pressure to sell. The transfer window reopens on Monday.
Tel is on international duty with France at the Under-21 European Championship in Slovakia. He started France’s 0-0 Group C draw with Portugal on Wednesday, in which another Spurs winger, Wilson Odobert, played the entire match. France play Georgia in Zilina on Saturday.
Elsewhere, the England Under-21s defender CJ Egan-Riley has joined Marseille after rejecting a new contract at Burnley. The 22-year-old played a key role in the Clarets’ promotion to the Premier League but has chosen to make the switch to Ligue 1.
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Marseille announced the signing on Saturday after Egan-Riley passed a medical, and he will link up with his new club following the conclusion of England’s campaign at the European Under-21 Championship.
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