Mathys Tel has become frustrated by his situation at Tottenham; however, things appear to be changing for him in North London.
The 20-year-old had a slow start to the new campaign under Thomas Frank, but over the last few weeks, his minutes have increased significantly.
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The French youth international has started in each of the last three Spurs matches and looked particularly impressive against Bournemouth and Aston Villa.
Until now, Tel has been frustrated with his situation at Spurs, and his future remains up in the air ahead of next summer’s World Cup.
Mathys Tel is frustrated at Tottenham
Mathys Tel wants to start every week for Tottenham Hotspur and is disappointed at his lack of game time this season, according to Dan Kilpatrick.
There is also the fact that Tel wants to play up front for Tottenham, but currently, he is being deployed as a left winger.
Speaking about the Frenchman’s situation, Kilpatrick told Transfer Talk: “So I understand that he wants to play every single week, and he wants to try and potentially force his way into France’s World Cup squad.
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“He had a rough start to the season, being left out of the Champions League squad, but he’s back in there now because Solanke’s injury was such that Spurs could replace him in the squad with Tel.
“As I said, there’s a big question mark over who Spurs’ best option on the left wing is, and in recent weeks it’s been Tel, and he’s done pretty well.
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“I thought against Villa in the FA Cup tie; he and Simons were very bright in the second half, particularly.
“So the situation is looking up for him, but I can understand why he would have been frustrated to this point.”
Paris FC have been in contact with Tottenham over a possible loan deal for the former Bayern Munich star.
The French club are reportedly offering him a regular spot in the team and the chance to play in his favoured number nine role.
At this stage, Spurs appear to be rejecting all offers for the youngster and are keen to keep him for the rest of the season.
Tottenham are in the market for another attacker
Frank has confirmed that Tottenham are in the market for another attacker, which could impact Tel’s future this month.
Ahead of this weekend’s game against West Ham, Frank told the media: “We are in the market, as I said many times, to see if we can improve the squad, but it needs to be something that we improve the squad, short and long term. It needs to be that decision.
“It can’t only be for the next four months. We need to think bigger picture as well. But of course, we know that we are a few offensive players down in that aspect.”