Wilson Odobert has sent a message to Mathys Tel following a recent confirmation from Tottenham around his future at the club.
Tel joined Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window after struggling to make an impact for the German giants in the first-half of the season.
He linked up with France youth international teammate Odobert in North London, but neither were able to help Spurs’ poor domestic fortunes, although both were in the squad as they lifted the Europa League last month.
Tottenham’s deal with Bayern was a loan with a £45million (€55m) option-to-buy [Sky Sports] him this summer, but while that was not taken up, Football Insider revealed on 5 June that Tel would be open to a permanent move to Tottenham ahead of next season.
He linked back up with Odobert earlier this month after both players were called up to the France Under-21 squad for the European Championships, and each have impressed for Les Bleus, while Tel’s future at Spurs has recently been resolved.
Wilson Odobert sends message to Mathys Tel after impressive France showing
Tel signed permanently for Tottenham on 15 June for an initial fee of €35m (£30m) [The Athletic] on a six-year contract, after Football Insider had previously revealed that Daniel Levy would not pay Tel’s £45m buy clause.
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The 20-year-old has continued to impress out in Slovakia at the U21 Euros following his move, and he netted his second goal of the tournament for France on Sunday (22 June) to fire them to a late quarter-final victory over Denmark.
His club and international teammate Odobert has also helped France in their progression in the competition, and he took to his Instagram story to send a message to Tel following the game, as he re-shared a picture of the pair celebrating in blue while adding a heart on fire and two-person emoji to represent their friendship.
Tel and Odobert could shine under Thomas Frank next season
Football Insider verdict
Thomas Frank was recently appointed as Spurs’ new head-coach after impressing at Brentford over the last few years, and his set-up with the Bees could point to a fruitful upcoming campaign for both Tel and Odobert.
The Danish boss liked to line his Brentford side up with attacking intent, and his wingers were some of his most dangerous players after impressive campaigns from Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade last time out.
Tel in particular has been highly-rated across Europe for a number of years, and Tottenham beat off competition from Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea for his loan signature in the January window.