Tottenham Hotspur have completed their first signing of the summer transfer window.
Indeed, Mathys Tel has joined Spurs permanently after a loan deal in the second-half of last season.
Ange Postecoglou wanted Tel signed permanently before he was sacked, and Daniel Levy has followed through with this deal despite sacking his manager.
Tel impressed at times for Spurs last season, and speaking on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast, Alasdair Gold has shared some interesting insight on the Frenchman.
According to Gold, Tel is viewed as having an excellent mentality in training and is seen as a brilliant character in the dressing room too.
Mathys Tel has a great mentality
Gold shared what he knows about Tel and his mentality behind the scenes at Tottenham.
According to Gold, people close to Tel claim that he’s got a brilliant mentality in training and he has a positive character behind-the-scenes.
The journalist did note that Tel has some key areas for improvement, such as his strength and his finishing.
“I’ve been speaking to people with a lot of knowledge about him, there’s a feeling that he’s very strong technically and he has an excellent training mentality behind the scenes, a really positive character and influence on the squad as well,” Gold said.
“A lot of fitness work had to be done with him last season, strengthening for the Premier League as well.
“I think he could benefit from more strength, his finishing needs work, absolutely. But from what I understand, do you remember his performance vs Forest last season? That was held up internally as ‘that’s what we want him to be.’ That’s what they want to build on.
“He has Champions League experience, he’s played for one of the biggest clubs in the world, he won’t fear it in any way.”
Mathys Tel’s Tottenham stats
Tel is Spurs’ first signing of the summer, and, as Gold says, this young man has a lot to offer.
At the age of just 20, Tel has tons of room to grow and improve, and with the right mentality and ability, he should seriously improve as a player.
However, that initial loan spell wasn’t all that inspiring, as his stats show.
Tel will need to step up next season if he wants to become a star at Tottenham, and with the right amount of hard work and the tutelage of Thomas Frank, he could well make it to that next level.
Tottenham will be hoping to kick on massively next season, and Tel could have a key role to play in that.