Daniel Levy has reportedly taken matters into his own hands in the race to sign Mathys Tel. The 19-year-old forward has been heavily linked with numerous Premier League clubs this month after failing to force himself into the Bayern Munich starting lineup.
Tel, who sees his contract at the Allianz Arena expire in June 2029, has only featured eight times in the Bundesliga this season, starting just twice. Despite playing less than 300 minutes for Vincent Kompany's side in the German top flight, the France Under-21 international has managed to court interest from several top teams – including Tottenham Hotspur.
In fact, on Friday morning, Bayern Munich confirmed that they've reached a verbal agreement with the Lilywhites for the transfer of Tel. The Bavarians' director revealed that more talks will be held in the 'coming days and hours', refusing to detail the specifics of the deal.
Max Eberl said: "It’s about generating transfer revenue. Mathys is an incredibly sought-after player. Whether it will be a loan or a sale, we will discuss it in the coming days and hours."
A few hours after the Bayern chief's admission, Levy landed in Munich to accelerate talks for Tel, according to Fabrizio Romano. The report states the Tottenham chairman has held face-to-face talks with the Frenchman, eager to win the race for his signature.
In the meeting, Romano claims Tel told Levy that he doesn't want to join Spurs, blowing the door wide open for Premier League rivals to make a move. Speaking to reporters on Friday ahead of Tottenham's clash against Brentford this weekend, Postecoglou admitted he didn't have much information on the pursuit.
"Not a great deal," said Postecoglou, when asked if he'd heard much about Tel's potential transfer. "I usually find out at the tail end of this stuff. We're exploring opportunities at the tail end of this window."
Ahead of Bayern's match against Holstein Kiel, the first question in Kompany's pre-match press conference was about Tel. The former Manchester City captain said: "The most important thing is that Mathys is still a Bayern player. Every player is fully available until the last moment. My role is as always: to use the players who are available."
Beside him, Eberl added: "Mathys is still a Bayern player. Accordingly, if he's there tomorrow, he will hopefully be looking to score goals. That remains the case at the moment. There's no new situation."