Tottenham plot new Mathys Tel offer but won’t trigger €50m option as Bayern Munich prepare to sell French forward

it was supposed to be a fresh start it was supposed to be a rescue mission when tottenham hotspur picked up the phone in january and asked bayern munich to let them borrow mathys tel for a few months nobody knew what would happen not even tel himself knew what to expect he just wanted to play football again he just wanted to feel wanted he had left rennes in 2022 for a big move to bayern munich he had dreams of becoming a star he had dreams of scoring goals in front of thousands of fans but things

never went the way he planned in germany it was like the dream turned into silence like the stadium was too big the lights too bright the coach never really looked at him the way he hoped two and a half seasons passed but he could never find his space his rhythm his confidence some days he would sit on the bench some days he wouldn’t even make the squad and even when he played it was like the game was running away from him not coming to him he was only 20 but he was starting to look like a forgotten talent then

came january tottenham were desperate they needed someone who could add energy to the front someone with raw talent someone who could bring something different and they saw tel they saw something others had forgotten they paid 10 million euros just to get him on loan that’s how much they believed or maybe that’s how much they hoped and so tel packed his bags and left munich for london it was cold it was risky it was his chance in the premier league he played 20 games he scored 3 goals he didn’t explode he didn’t fail either he just kept fighting it wasn’t the kind of loan that made headlines but it was enough to convince

someone in spurs that maybe just maybe he was worth holding on to and now here we are in june the loan is ending the question is burning what next for mathys tel what next for tottenham what next for bayern bayern have made their decision they don’t want him back they don’t want to loan him again they want to sell they want the money they want to move on and focus on players they believe in the ones who fit their project so they placed a 50 million euro price tag on him they are ready to say goodbye but tottenham are not ready to pay that much 50 million is too much for a player who hasn’t fully

convinced yet a player who is still trying to find himself so spurs have a plan they want to offer something different maybe extend the loan maybe include an obligation to buy later maybe find a middle ground they don’t want to lose tel completely they just don’t want to take all the risk at once behind the scenes the talks are happening the negotiations are tough bayern are not moving they want a clean deal no more loans no more waiting they want to sell they want to collect and close the chapter but tottenham still believe there’s something there in tel something worth holding on to

even if just for another season they believe under ange postecoglou maybe he can grow maybe he can break out and show the world what he can really do even though tel didn’t become a star during the loan even though he didn’t become a hero they still saw flashes he ran he pressed he tried he showed hunger and sometimes that is enough to keep believing that is enough to say maybe let’s try again but football is not about maybe football is about money and results and contracts and now the pressure is rising because spurs are going back to the champions league next season they need a squad that can fight they need attackers who can deliver they are also chasing other targets like bryan mbeumo from brentford who might end up at manchester united they are watching defenders too like jarrad branthwaite from everton and in the middle of all this is mathys tel waiting watching wondering what will happen to him will he

stay in london will he go back to munich will he move somewhere else he is 20 years old and already standing at a crossroads again he knows bayern are done with him he knows tottenham want him but not at that price he knows he hasn’t done enough to control the situation now the talks continue sky sport germany said spurs want to extend the loan but bayern don’t want that they want to sell so it’s like a battle between belief and business spurs believe tel can still shine bayern believe it’s time to cash in and move on if tottenham want him they’ll have to pay or convince bayern to take another offer maybe a loan with an obligation to buy maybe less than 50 million maybe spread the cost over time all options are on the table

and in the middle of all this tel just wants to play he just wants to feel trusted he wants to grow he wants to score goals again he wants to be more than a story of what could have been he wants to be the player he dreamed of becoming when he first left rennes for the bright lights of bayern this summer will decide everything this summer will decide his future his path his club maybe even his career the pressure is on for tottenham they know other clubs are watching they know tel is young and talented and if they let him go someone else might unlock his potential they know they have a decision to make a big one and fast and for bayern it’s about making sure they don’t lose value it’s about showing they still know how to sell and manage their squad they are planning for life without tel they are not looking back they are not

waiting and for tel it’s about finding peace and purpose again about finding a team that believes in him fully not halfway not on loan but fully and until that happens the transfer talks will continue the agents will keep working the clubs will keep talking and the fans will keep watching hoping wondering waiting the summer window hasn’t even fully opened yet but for tel it already feels like everything is at stake everything is up in the air but one thing is clear this is not just another transfer story this is about a young man fighting for his career this is about trust money belief patience and timing this is about mathys tel trying to find a place to call home trying to write his own chapter not one written by bayern not one borrowed by spurs but one where he is the star of the story the main man the trusted striker this is his moment if someone will give it to him and if they don’t he will have to find it himself

because time is ticking and the football world waits for no one not even the most talented young men who just want to be seen heard and believed in again.