Tottenham have confirmed the permanent signing of Mathys Tel on a six-year contract after a somewhat underwhelming loan spell.
The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Spurs from Bayern Munich, making 20 appearances and scoring three goals.
In the Premier League he made 13 appearances, 11 of which came in the starting XI and the Frenchman produced two goals.
The successful Europa League campaign saw Tel make two starts and three substitute appearances, failing to score or assist and remained on the bench for the final as Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao.
Tottenham were impressed enough by the forward to make the deal permanent, though, and have confirmed that he has signed permanently on a deal until 2031.
A club statement read: ‘We are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Mathys Tel from FC Bayern.
‘Mathys joined the Club from the Bundesliga side in February on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent. We can confirm we have agreed a deal with Bayern that will see the France Under-21 international sign a contract that will run until 2031 when his current loan deal ends on 30 June.’
The deal is worth just under £30m after Spurs paid an initial £7.3m loan fee to Bayern Munich.
The loan signing of Tel was something of a coup for Tottenham, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Aston Villa all linked with him in January.
Clearly at just 20 years old he has plenty of time to develop and will now have done some adjusting to life in the Premier League after his six-month stint so far.
Mathys Tel’s Tottenham loan spell
Premier League
Apps: 11(2) Goals: 2 Assists: 1
Europa League
Apps: 2(3) Goals: 0 Assists: 0
FA Cup
Apps: 1 Goals: 1 Assists: 0
League Cup
Apps: 0(1) Goals: 0 Assists: 0
Tel is the first signing since Thomas Frank was announced as the new Tottenham manager, replacing Ange Postecoglou.
He will not be the last as Spurs prepare for a return to the Champions League thanks to their Europa League victory under the Australian.
An ambitious move for Bryan Mbeumo has been mooted, with Spurs hopeful that Frank can play a big part in convincing the Cameroon international to move to north London.
Frank was Mbeumo’s manager at Brentford, where the forward has become a huge hit in the Premier League.
Manchester United are keen on buying him this summer and have already seen an offer of £55m turned down by the Bees.
Mbeumo is also believed to want to move to Old Trafford, but Spurs have reportedly made their own offer of £65m plus £5m in add-ons.
