Tottenham Hotspur faced disappointment in their pursuit of Mathys Tel.
Spurs have had a torrid January. Things have not gone their way – neither on the pitch in the Premier League nor in the transfer market.
After Randal Kolo Muani turned them down, Tel rejected Tottenham too on Friday even though the North Londoners had verbally agreed a deal with Bayern Munich to sign him.
Now, there’s an update on the reason behind the French attacker’s decision to snub Spurs.
The real reason why Mathys Tel rejected Tottenham
Tel became a big target to several clubs over the last few days, including Tottenham.
Spurs are in need of a new attacker after Dominic Solanke suffered an injury, and the Bayern Munich man became their top target.
Daniel Levy even flew to Munich to hold talks with Tel and convince him to move to Tottenham, but that trip turned out to be unsuccessful.
Sky Sports Germany have now revealed what happened.
The report confirms that Tel was in concrete talks with Spurs but he decided to end negotiations on Friday because ‘the project did not convince him – regardless of the Spurs offer. He didn’t feel like switching there was the right step for him.’
It has further been revealed that after Tel held talks with Spurs, he turned to Bayern and told them that if the only two options on the table were a move to Tottenham and staying in Munich, he would choose the latter.
This should act as a big reality check for Levy at Tottenham as Tel becomes the second big player to reject Spurs in the same window after Kolo Muani.
Tottenham are closing in on signing another player
Tel rejecting Tottenham dominated the headlines on Friday, but there was some good news for Spurs.
A new attacker isn’t the only signing Ange Postecoglou is pushing to make in the final days of the transfer window – the Spurs boss wants another defender too.
Reports in Italy claimed that Tottenham’s move for Fikayo Tomori is in the final stages after the North Londoners tabled a £25 million bid to sign him.
That is good news, but personal terms haven’t been agreed with the England defender yet, so it’s not a done deal even though the two clubs are nearing an agreement.
It remains to be seen if Spurs can get this deal over the line after missing out on two key targets already in this window.