Mathys Tel will be one of several Tottenham Hotspur players aiming to impress new boss Thomas Frank in the coming months.
After making 20 appearances on loan for Tottenham last season, Mathys Tel has agreed to commit his permanent future to Spurs.
Under Ange Postecoglou the 20-year-old showed real signs of promise on the left, but it will be interesting to see how Frank intends to get the best out of the Frenchman.
As well as his ability right now, Tottenham have bought Tel permanently from Bayern Munich owing to his rich potential, the reason the German champions recruited him in the first place.
And if Spurs aren’t able to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Frank’s old club Brentford, perhaps they can make the most of a talented left-footed forward already on their books.
Mathys Tel praised for his serious hard work for France U21s
That being said, Tel played as France’s central striker in their 3-2 win over Denmark at the U21 Championships.
France booked a spot in the semi-finals with their late comeback win over their Danish counterparts on Sunday evening, and it was actually Tel who scored the winner.
On the back of that goal, French outlet Maxifoot shared an interesting verdict on Tel’s ‘dangerous’ performance, celebrating how he didn’t give up when things were looking bleak.
Handing Tel a 6.5/10 rating, which was pretty high in comparison to some of his teammates, they wrote: “The French U21 center-forward had one merit: he didn’t give up!
“Faced with the physical Danish defense, the Tottenham player was generally not found by his teammates.
“However, the former Munich player was dangerous with a close-range shot and then a volley saved by Jungdal.
“He thought he had scored in the second half, but Lepenant was flagged offside by VAR for this action.
“But ultimately, at the end of the match, the ex-Rennais player was the hero with the winning goal from a curling shot. A well-deserved reward for his efforts.”
Wilson Odobert slammed for ‘disappointing’ display for France
Whilst Tel was celebrated as the hard-working hero on Sunday night, it wasn’t such a joyous occasion for Spurs teammate Wilson Odobert, at least in terms of his individual showing.
The same outlet handed Odobert a 3/10 for his efforts, bemoaning a ‘disappointing’ display.
Maxifoot wrote: “A disappointing performance for the Tottenham winger. On the right side, the young talent of the French team was not successful in his individual attempts by multiplying failures.
“Too imprecise, he lost numerous balls and never seemed able to make the difference in the penalty area, with the exception of a long-range shot pushed away by the goalkeeper.”