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According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur’s new ‘agreement’ with Bayern Munich for striker Mathys Tel threatens a possible permanent transfer.

Following a dramatic saga with plenty of twists and turns, Tel completed his loan move to Spurs on deadline day.

Tottenham made the 19-year-old their top target when he became available and they fended off competition from several Premier League rivals to sign him.

The Frenchman has 16 goals and seven assists in his 83 appearances for the Bundesliga giants, but he was only a bit-part player at the start of this season as he was behind Harry Kane in the pecking order.

Spurs initially looked to sign Tel permanently and this deal appeared off when he turned down a move under these circumstances last week.

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However, Tottenham rekindled the deal on deadline day and managed to tempt Tel to join the Premier League side on loan.

This was initially expected to be a straight loan, but The Athletic’s David Ornstein revealed that they managed to negotiate a ‘purchase option’ in this deal.

‘Mathys Tel’s loan deal taking him to Tottenham Hotspur will include a purchase option of €55million (£45.7m; $56.9m) and a six-year contract for the 19-year-old.

‘Spurs have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich and Tel has completed a medical ahead of the move. He will sign a contract with his new side shortly.’

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‘The Athletic reported earlier on deadline day that Tottenham were close to agreeing a deal with Bayern for Tel, who had previously attracted interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.

‘Last week, Tel had indicated he wished to remain at Bayern and reassess his future in the summer despite Tottenham agreeing a deal with the German club.’

However, this comes with a caveat as Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg this ‘option’ can only be triggered if Tel is in favour of the move.

Plettenberg said: “As reported and confirmed Spurs have secured an option to make the move permanent in the summer.

“However, there is an agreement between Spurs and Tel that the option to buy will only be triggered if the player also gives his consent.”

In more concerning news for Spurs, The Athletic revealed Radu Dragusin will miss the rest of this season.

‘Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin is expected to miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during last week’s Europa League game against Elfsborg.

‘The Romania centre-back will undergo an operation with a top knee surgeon in London soon and is likely to be out for an extended period of time.

‘This means Dragusin is unlikely to feature again this season, with the expectation that he will be out for six months. The hope is that he will return over the summer, and be back early next season.’

The Athletic’s David Ornstein has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur’s deal to sign Bayern Munich star Mathys Tel will include a “purchase option”.

Tel became available this month as he wants more game time having barely featured for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich at the start of this campaign.

The 19-year-old has 16 goals and seven assists in his 83 appearances for Bayern Munich and is regarded as one of the best young forwards in Europe.

The teenager has been linked with several Premier League sides in recent days and Spurs made him a priority target.

Last week, it emerged that Tel opted to reject a permanent move to Tottenham after they had a bid accepted, but the deal was salvaged on deadline day.

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Instead of joining permanently, Tel reached an agreement to sign for Tottenham on loan. It was initially reported that this would be a straight loan, but Fabrizio Romano later revealed they have ‘asked’ for a buy option to be included.

“Tottenham have asked Bayern to include a buy option clause for Mathys Tel.

“Medical done in London, loan deal in place and discussions still ongoing as the final decision will be made soon.”

Ornstein has since revealed that a ‘purchase option’ will be included in this transfer and he’s ‘signed’ for Spurs.

‘Mathys Tel’s loan deal taking him to Tottenham Hotspur will include a purchase option of €55million (£45.7m; $56.9m) and a six-year contract for the 19-year-old.

‘Spurs have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich and Tel has completed a medical ahead of the move. He will sign a contract with his new side shortly.’

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‘The Athletic reported earlier on deadline day that Tottenham were close to agreeing a deal with Bayern for Tel, who had previously attracted interest from Manchester United and Chelsea.

‘Last week, Tel had indicated he wished to remain at Bayern and reassess his future in the summer despite Tottenham agreeing a deal with the German club.’

Romano added: “Mathys Tel has signed his contract at Tottenham… with buy option included in the loan agreement.

“Bayern have accepted the conditions as Spurs will cover the salary until June + have chance to trigger the clause for €60m in the summer. Tel completed his medical today.”

Manchester United reportedly decided to exit the race for Bayern Munich starlet Mathys Tel before Spurs reached an agreement with the Bundesliga giants.

The Red Devils have only made one major signing this month as they have bought left wing-back Patrick Dorgu from Serie A outfit Lecce.

The signing of a new wing-back was a priority for head coach Ruben Amorim, but they have also been linked with several forward options.

Man Utd are short in forward areas following the exits of Marcus Rashford and Antony to Aston Villa and Real Betis respectively, but they are unlikely to add to their squad before the January transfer window closes on Monday night.

United were linked with Bayern Munich striker Tel, but he is set to join Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

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Tel is keen to leave Bayern Munich for more game time because he’s barely featured for Vincent Kompany’s side at the start of this season.

Spurs were initially looking to sign Tel permanently, but they agreed a loan deal with Bayern Munich and the teenager, who initially turned down a move to the North London outfit.

On Monday afternoon, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said: “Mathys Tel to Tottenham on loan, here we go!

“Straight loan and NO buy option clause. Agreement reached between clubs as Bayern have accepted the player’s decision and the player is on his way with agent Gadiri Camara.”

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Interestingly, it’s now emerged that Spurs are trying to add a buy option into the Tel deal.

Romano added: “Tottenham have asked Bayern to include buy option clause for Mathys Tel.

“Medical done in London, loan deal in place and discussions still ongoing as final decision will be made soon.”

Regarding Man Utd’s interest in Tel, a report from The Telegraph claims they pulled out after Bayern Munich asked for a £5m loan fee.

‘Manchester United are not expected to recruit a striker or make any other additions before the transfer window closes.

‘They baulked at the £5 million loan fee Bayern Munich were demanding for Mathys Tel, considering it excessive and an expensive risk for a largely unproven 19-year old.’

Pundit Paul Merson has hit out at Amorim for letting Rashford leave as his “job is on the line at this rate”.

“The manager is running out of ideas at the moment. He’s struggling badly,” Merson said.

“What he’s done with the Rashford situation is mind-blowing. Mind-blowing. His job is on the line at this rate. If Rashford gets ten goals in ten games – and Man Utd carry on the way they’re playing, then the board will be asking the question: what are you doing?

“Rashford’s having an unbelievable opportunity, he’s going to one of the top teams in the Premier League. Great club, great support.

“The one trick we’re all missing here is he has to take his head with him. Nothing changes. It’s a big gamble, a huge gamble for Amorim as well.”

Aston Villa have reportedly won the race to sign Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi after he “said no” to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Unai Emery’s side are among the biggest spenders in Europe this month as they have actively looked to strengthen after booking their place in the Champions League knockout stages.

The sale of Jhon Duran to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr has raised funds as they have brought in Donyell Malen, Andres Garcia, Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio.

Asensio’s loan move to Aston Villa from Paris Saint-Germain was completed on deadline day and Disasi is also set to join the Premier League side before the transfer window closes.

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Chelsea paid around £38.5m to sign 26-year-old Disasi from AS Monaco during the 2023 summer transfer window but he’s only made six Premier League appearances this season.

Tottenham Hotspur have been chasing Disasi as they have desperately looked to sign a new centre-back, but they have been rejected by the defender, who is heading to Aston Villa.

On Monday night, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed a “deal is in place” for Disasi to join Aston Villa on a straight loan deal.

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Romano said: “Axel Disasi to Aston Villa, here we go! Deal in place on loan with salary covered, matching loan fee offered by Tottenham.

“Disasi said no to Spurs all day long as he only wanted to join Aston Villa since 10 days ago. No buy option included.”

He added: “Loan fee for Axel Disasi to Aston Villa will be £5m with salary covered.”

The Athletic’s David Ornstein later noted that the two clubs have reached an agreement regarding Disasi.

‘Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan for the rest of the season.

‘The fee for the straight loan is approximately in the same range as a deal with Tottenham Hotspur that was £5million.

‘Spurs had been in discussions with Chelsea for Disasi earlier on deadline day but the centre-back is now expected to move to Villa Park.

‘Disasi had previously attracted interest from Villa but The Athletic reported on Sunday the West Midlands club were considering other centre-back options after failing to agree a deal for the France international with Chelsea.

‘Villa have been looking at signing a new player in that position after Diego Carlos’ departure to Fenerbahce.’

After rejecting the chance to join Tottenham, Bayern Munich teenager Mathys Tel has agreed to join the Premier League club, according to reports.

Tottenham appear to have won the race for the Frenchman’s signature after he asked to leave Bayern.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all discussed a transfer but Spurs were the only club to make an offer.

They reportedly agreed a £50million fee with Bayern but the player was not keen on the move, turning down the chance to play for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

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However, out of the blue, Tel has changed his mind and is on route to London to sign for Spurs.

This was first reported by Florian Plettenberg and has since been confirmed by Fabrice Hawkins and Fabrizio Romano, who has given the transfer a sudden ‘here we go’.

Plettenberg shared on social media that Tel is ‘on his way to Tottenham’ and ‘wants to join now’.

Hawkins then reported the loan before Romano confirmed that the two clubs have reached an agreement.

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Romano wrote on X: ‘Mathys Tel to Tottenham on loan, here we go! Straight loan and NO buy option clause.

‘Agreement reached between clubs as Bayern have accepted player’s decision and player on his way with agent Gadiri Camara. Deal in place.’

He then shared a picture of Tel flying to London with his agent, which has been described as a ‘big surprise on deadline day’. Not half.

It has been a busy end to the January transfer window for Spurs, who hijacked Wolves’ pursuit of centre-back Kevin Danso and also tried to sign Chelsea’s Axel Disasi and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi.

Daniel Levy has clearly been given a kick up the backside from angry supporters and reportedly made a £70m offer to sign Guehi over the weekend.

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According to reports, Aston Villa are interested in signing Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi, who is ‘resisting’ a loan transfer to Tottenham.

Disasi has been used sparingly this season, making 17 appearances across all competitions since Enzo Maresca’s arrival in the summer.

The Frenchman joined Chelsea from AS Monaco for around £38million in August 2023.

He has been pretty average since moving to the Premier League, gradually falling further and further down the centre-back pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

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The Blues are expected to be busy on deadline day, with several of their players being linked with an exit.

Tottenham have registered an interest in Disasi as Ange Postecoglou contends with an unholy amount of defensive injuries.

Postecoglou recently brought in Kevin Danso from RC Lens but is reportedly eager to add Disasi before the January transfer window closes.

There is also interest from Aston Villa, however. Unai Emery allowed Diego Carlos to join Fenerbahce this month and has now sanctioned the loan departure of full-back Kosta Nedeljkovic.

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Disasi would provide some much-needed defensive depth and Telegraph Sport says Unai Emery’s side are ready to ‘do battle’ with Spurs for the signing.

The report says Disasi has ‘so far resisted a loan move to Tottenham’ with Chelsea ‘braced for a last-gasp approach from Villa’.

It is claimed that Spurs and Chelsea have ‘agreed a £5million deal’ for the 26-year-old to move on loan for the rest of 2024/25 but the player appears to be reluctant.

Interestingly, Villa have offered more to take Disasi for six months but Chelsea have rejected their loan bid ‘because they believe Villa to be a greater rival for Champions League qualification’, leaving him in ‘limbo’.

Despite there being no agreement between the two clubs, Disasi has ‘agreed terms’ with the Villans while he continues to ‘resist giving the green light to Spurs’.

Emery’s side will ‘try again for Disasi’ on deadline day and if no agreement can be reached, he will likely reluctantly accept a temporary move to Spurs.

Following Trevoh Chalobah’s return from his Crystal Palace loan, Disasi risks being left out in the cold for the rest of the season if he does not leave on Monday.

There is also interest in Chelsea’s Joao Felix, with AC Milan ‘leading the way’ to sign him on loan after allowing Alvaro Morata to leave.

Villa and Spurs are also interested but the Blues would rather loan Felix abroad than to a Premier League rival.

Chelsea are ‘working on’ a couple of incoming transfers as well, with Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly on their ‘radar’.

There are lots of ways to try and understand the sheer absurdity of this Tottenham season.

We tried it with numbers earlier in the week, and entirely fittingly, that has now been largely overtaken by events. We’re not saying that us pointing out Nottingham Forest had an underwhelming goal difference is the entire reason they went out and put seven past Brighton, but we are comfortable claiming, what, 10 or 15 or 35 per cent of the credit.

Another way to look at it now is by deciding who the best player is. At the start of the season, most would probably have agreed Son Heung-min was Tottenham’s best player. Within a couple of months of the season it was clear that it was in fact Dejan Kulusevski.

We were not entirely sure how to feel about that. We like him an awful lot, but he still kind of feels to us like a very good Big Six player but not quite a ‘best player at the club’ kind of character.

Now we must all try and come to terms with the even more alarming but now surely undeniably true fact that Tottenham’s best player is Djed Spence.

Spurs’ season has been a largely horrifying crisitunity of one sort or another, and it’s one that’s been taken by several players.

Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have been significant positives for Spurs during the darkest moments, while the opportunities for the academy kids Ange Postecoglou has now been forced to turn to reached a zenith in the Europa League on Thursday night when three players – the oldest of them a 20-year-old Dane Scarlett, who was at the time only the fifth-youngest Spurs player on the pitch – scored their first senior goals for the club.

But no player’s rise during this season of such bleak unpleasantness has been less expected than Spence’s. Gray and Mikey Moore and Bergvall and the like were players expected to have significant Spurs careers, just maybe not quite so significant quite so soon. Spence, at 24, was a player whose Spurs career – such as it was – already felt like it could be discussed in the past tense.

So far from first-team thoughts was he that he wasn’t even registered in the Europa League squad at the start of the season and – crucially – not one person at the time thought this a surprising or noteworthy call.

To watch him here, though, was to wonder at just how that could ever have been the case. Playing out of position at left-back, as he has pretty much since returning to the side through necessity towards the end of last year, he produced surely his best performance yet in a Spurs shirt in the toughest of circumstances.

There was a collective wince when the teamsheet revealed no sign of Micky van de Ven even on the bench after his return to the starting XI on Thursday night. The idea of Spurs taking all three points here at that time seemed absurd; the idea of them doing so via just a fifth Premier League clean sheet of the season palpably absurd.

Yet that is precisely what they did, with Spence pocketing Bryan Mbeumo in startlingly impressive fashion.

The entire Spurs defence – and team – deserve huge credit for this wildly out-of-character backs-to-the-wall performance. Brentford sent 40-odd crosses into the Spurs penalty area and created almost nothing clear-cut from any of it. Antonin Kinsky was strong and decisive when he needed to be – another narrative-busting effort – while Gray and Ben Davies put not one foot wrong.

This is still just one game and one result, albeit a crucial one that lifts Spurs back to 10 points above the relegation zone ahead of a run of huge games across multiple competitions in one of the oddest seasons ever. And there’s a sense of even this kind of belligerent, heroic defensive effort at the home of a team that has scored more home goals than anyone else just being more Spursy banter. Of course they keep a clean sheet here after shipping five goals to Everton and Leicester.

The opening goal was even the sort of goal Spurs more generally concede than score, a corner swung into the six-yard box causing a keeper to panic and a confused defender to knock the ball into the goal off his back with no Spurs player within three yards of it. Bonus points for the fact Spurs hadn’t in fact registered a shot on target at the time they scored, or indeed for several minutes after.

The second goal was a much more Good Spurs kind of affair, a patient counter-attack involving the entire team and ending with a clever Pape Sarr finish.

To return to numbers, it does mean that Spurs still haven’t completed a one-goal win in the Premier League this season. But what they have done now is prove at last that they can win in adversity, that they can tough it out rather than only being able to win games in which they saunter three or four goals clear.

It is something you might ideally do before February, but better late than never; a cliche that might yet still apply to the winning of trophies. This is a Spurs season that defies logic and in which nothing should be ruled out.

Tottenham are reportedly ‘weighing up’ a move for Lorient striker Eli Junior Kroupi, who’s believed to be worth £20million, after confirming the signing of Kevin Danso.

Spurs have been hit with a couple of failures in the January transfer window. They have prioritised the signings of a striker and centre-back, and have been rejected by a player in each position.

Mathys Tel was the favoured striker target, but after Bayern Munich said yes to the transfer, the 19-year-old said no, with more options still available to him, such as Manchester United and Aston Villa, though two signings for the Villans may put paid to their chances.

According to Football Insider, Tottenham are now ‘weighing up’ the signing of Lorient striker Kroupi, who’s starring in Ligue 2 this season, with nine goals, and another in the Coupe de France.

It’s believed the second-tier French side would consider selling their striker ‘for the right price’, with a figure of £20million floated in the report.

But with Kroupi an 18-year-old who’s playing in Ligue 2 rather than Ligue 1, he’s seen as a signing for the future, and it’s believed Spurs would not be able to afford that outlay for a player who’s not going to be heavily utilised immediately.

They are considering the transfer nonetheless, and if they were to land the striker, he’d be the second player taken from France in quick succession.

Indeed, Spurs have managed to land a centre-back after Fikayo Tomori turned them down, with Lens man Danso joining the club.

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Fabrizio Romano reported that the centre-back was close to joining Wolves, but Tottenham hijacked that move, securing the defender on a deal worth approximately £20.9million.

The north London club state that Danso will be on loan with the club for the first six months, with the deal then becoming permanent in the summer.

Speaking on the signing, the defender said: “It’s an amazing project to be part of and I’m happy to be here.”

Tottenham are seemingly desperate to improve their attack at the back end of January, and they have asked for four players, including one from Chelsea, after missing out on Mathys Tel.

Dominic Solanke’s injury for the next few weeks could be a problem for Spurs. For a side 15th in the Premier League, losing one of their most potent attacking assets cannot be good.

The north London outfit thought they had struck gold when Bayern Munich agreed to let Mathys Tel go to them, but the striker swiftly knocked back their approach in order to remain – though he could still head to a Premier League rival.

Scrambling to find an option to improve their attack, TBRFootball reports Tottenham have enquired over the availability of four men, including Chelsea’s Nkunku.

His future has been up in the air for a while amid a suggestion he is not happy at Stamford Bridge, playing less than 500 Premier League minutes this season, so that move could have legs.

Other enquiries have been made for James McAtee, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyler Dibling, per the report.

Manchester City have told suitors that McAtee is not available as they see him becoming a first-team star at some point, and there is a lot of competition for Garnacho, with Chelsea making the hardest push at present.

Dibling could well become available, but our friends at TEAMtalk have stated that will not be until the summer.

It therefore seems that Nkunku is the best option for Tottenham to improve their attack out of those players, or they will have to look into other options, something they’d likely rather not do as the window creeps to a close.

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That Chelsea are said to be open to letting the forward go is a positive sign for Spurs, though it remains to be seen how likely that is.

Elsewhere, Spurs have been shot down by centre-back Fikayo Tomori, making it two rejections in quick succession, and they’ll hope there are no more to come as they desperately attempt to improve their position.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have made an ‘approach’ to hijack Aston Villa’s move to sign Chelsea star Axel Disasi.

Spurs are desperate to sign a new centre-back before the January transfer window closes on Monday night.

Ange Postecoglou – who is one of the favourites to be the next Premier League manager sacked – has been without Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for most of this season, so several players have had to be used out of position at centre-back.

Van de Ven returned against Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday night, but Radu Dragusin was forced off injured shortly after coming on at half-time.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has since revealed that they fear Dragusin’s injury “could be serious”.

He said: “Tottenham internally feel that Radu Dragusin’s knee injury could be serious, at least one and eventually two centre back will be joining in the final days.

“Negotiations are ongoing for Fikayo Tomori and more options on the shortlist.”

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As mentioned, ‘former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori is an option for Spurs, but Sky Italy are reporting that he has ‘rejected’ the North London outfit.

‘Defender Fikayo Tomori wants to stay at AC Milan, according to Sky Italy.

‘Tottenham were looking to sign the England international and talks with the Serie A club had reached an advanced stage.

‘But the ex-Chelsea player has told the club he wants to remain in Italy.

‘Spurs are looking to add a defender and are yet to sign an outfield player going into the final days of the transfer window.’

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Now, Romano claims Spurs are trying to beat Aston Villa in the race to sign Disasi from Chelsea.

He said: “Axel Disasi has been approached by Tottenham as they’re insisting on a new centre back.

“Disasi already agreed personal terms with Aston Villa and he’s now expected to make a decision soon. Up to the player.”

Tottenham are 15th in the Premier League table and despite their recent transfer woes, Postecoglou insists they are still an attractive destination for transfer targets: “It depends what the players are looking for.

“You can look at it two ways, OK the league form is not great but there’s some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months.

“It’s still a big club, it’s still a club that can challenge for honours and it’s whether the player sees the potential that we see right now, or certainly that I see. If it’s too much of a hard sell, it’s probably not the right one for us.”