Mathys Tel

New Signing: 3rd February 2025

Position: Forward

Name: Mathys Tel

Age: 19

Nationality: French

Transfer: Loan

Value: £10m

Status at previous Club: After Harry Kane and Vincent Kompany joined Bayern Munich, Mathys Tel struggled with game time managing just 2 Bundesliga starts in the 24/25 season. In his debut season (22-23) he became the youngest goalscorer for the club in a competitive match, aged 17 years and 126 days. 

Other reported interest: It was rumoured in January the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd were also interested in Tel.

Previous Clubs:

Rennes: 2020-22

Bayern Munich: 2022-25

Player Stats: 

Appearances: 110 games played across all leagues / cup competitions

Goals: 29

Assists: 7

Transfer Rating: 6/10

Summary:

This was another desperate signing that was needed during an injury crisis and I am happy it is a loan deal. He is only 19 years old so he could well develop into a top player but I don’t see him being a solution for Spurs long term. It was no secret we needed a striker and a defender in the January transfer window and we got both (just) but I don’t see him being anymore than a temporary solution.

I wrote in one of my blogs in January that there must be plenty of loan deal options out there and sure enough we found one. However I would have been happier to have seen someone come in with experience rather than another youngster who isn’t yet ready. Personally I was hoping for a signing more like a “Fernando Llorente” who is match ready with bundles of experience to keep everyone around him level headed. 

After 6 appearances so far for Spurs, Mathys Tel has managed just the one goal which came in our defeat to Villa in the FA Cup. Actually it was a nice finish! There has been moments where I have seen potential from him but overall it’s not been spectacular and perhaps it was a big ask, coming into a struggling team at the bottom of the table. Right now we probably need fighters to scrap out some results, I would say even Danso is probably more suited to this task, at least he enjoys a good wrestle!

I would have preferred to have seen a player that had more experience and could show some leadership in what is a pretty young squad. Instead we signed a 19 year old who was struggling for game time and was probably low on confidence. Nevertheless we have him till the end of the season and hopefully he can contribute to a team that seems cursed with injuries!