Mathys Tel could seek a Tottenham exit in the January transfer market.
Tel joined Tottenham permanently in the summer, after spending the second half of the campaign on loan in North London.
However, he struggled to hit the ground running, and he could be the next attacker to leave Tottenham after Brennan Johnson already left for Crystal Palace.
Fabrice Hawkins claimed on 9 January that the French attacker is unhappy with his situation at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and could seek a departure.
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Why Thomas Frank is key to Mathys Tel’s potential exit
Tel scored in his last match for Tottenham, the 3-2 loss to Bournemouth, but he may seek pastures new in the winter window.
Thomas Frank has only started him in five Premier League matches, and he was initially left out of the Champions League squad, before he replaced the injured Dominic Solanke.
Tel has featured for a total of just 465 minutes in the Premier League, and has notched three goals in those appearances.
The report claims that the former Bayern Munich man wants regular playing time, in order to increase his chances of making France’s World Cup squad, clearly unhappy with how Frank has treated him.
It states that Spurs are not keen on sanctioning a departure, whether that be permanent or on loan.
Why Tottenham cannot afford to lose Tel
Spurs need top-quality attackers, and Tel has proven that he can be one, when he is on form.
He scored 16 goals and notched seven assists for the German outfit in 83 appearances, before making the move to North London.
He needs to be given more opportunities in the starting line-up to make sure that he does not demand an exit, either now or in the summer.
Frank needs more quality forwards at his disposal, rather than letting them leave and weakening his squad even further, if he is to take the Lilywhites to where they want to go, to the upper echelons of the game
Tel has the potential to be top-class, but he needs to be given the chance to show it, rather than rotting away on the bench, getting more aggrieved with his situation.