Deal Almost Agreed Over Young Star
Tel is set to leave Bayern Munich and join Spurs on a permanent deal, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, with an agreement expected to be reached. A fee of just under £30m, alongside around £8.5m for the loan fee and £4.2m in add-ons, make up the costs incurred by the Europa League winners.
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In a later tweet, Romano also stated that the player has accepted his new club’s contract conditions. Moreover, the clubs have reportedly finalised the agreement for the previously mentioned fees.
The addition of Tel to the squad of newly appointed manager Thomas Frank would make it their third incoming of this summer. This is alongside fellow loanee from last season, Kevin Danso, who joins from Lens, whilst wonderkid centre-back Luka Vuskovic finally arrives in the Premier League following the agreement of his deal in 2023.
How Tel Could Look Under Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur
Throughout his time at Brentford, Frank used many different formations. He utilised back threes and back fours to a similar degree and looks to play adaptable and aggressive football. This is shown through his pressing structures being man-to-man and using a high line, which is similar to Ange Postecoglou.
Tel, in his first few months with the club, experienced many highs and lows: he couldn’t necessarily get to the heights expected. It would be fair to say he still displays signs of rawness, which is expected at age 19. However, under Frank, this may change.
As seen by his time with the Bees, Frank places a lot of emphasis on width, whilst asking his teams to produce crosses. One example is that Brentford have ranked inside the top six for successful open-play crosses in all of the last three seasons.
This is something that would suit the French attacker’s style of play. His crossing is a strength, with excellent floated deliveries and the ability to do this with both feet. In addition, Frank also looks for pace and power in his attackers. This is another attribute that the youngster contributes to, as he has previously been described as ‘very quick’. However, power could be something worked on, especially given Frank’s success with the likes of Ollie Watkins and Bryan Mbuemo.