The last day of the January transfer window in England started with mockery as Mathys Tel and Axel Disasi turned down Tottenham, but it ended triumphantly for the North London club. Not only did the Spurs managed to persuade Tel to change his mind, they also manage to turn a loan without an option to buy to a loan with an option to buy. As the transfer window closed, Spurs officially sealed one of the biggest signings, securing the promising striker with an option to buy him permanently for 55,000,000 in June. With the 5,000,000 loan fee paid to Bayern, the total transfer could amount to 60,000,000. This could become Bayern Munich’s biggest sale in history (the current record is Matthijs de Ligt’s 45,000,000 move to Manchester United) and Tottenham’s third-most expensive signing, following Dominic Solanke (64,300,000) and Tanguy Ndombele (62,000,000).High praise from Harry 🤍 pic.twitter.com/xgrBOylEiI— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 4, 2025 Tel has played less than 500 minutes of football this season under Vincent Kompany, so it’s no surprise he wanted a change of scenery. By this morning, it seemed like Tottenham had missed out, with Tel potentially heading elsewhere in London or even Manchester, but the persistence of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and the club’s sporting department paid off. At Tottenham, Tel is practically guaranteed a starting spot in his natural position as a center forward. At Bayern, he never had the chance to truly showcase his abilities, as Robert Lewandowski was ahead of him when he arrived in 2022, and last season, he was overshadowed by Harry Kane, often having to play as a left winger or sometimes even on the right. Despite this, last season, he managed 10 goals and six assists in 1,342 minutes, contributing to a goal every 84 minutes—mostly as a super-sub.LIVE BLOG Transfer market madness unfoldsTel leaves Allianz Arena with 83 appearances, 16 goals, and seven assists, but now he has the chance to prove that Bayern misjudged him. Still only 19, the Frenchman was eager for consistent playing time and had grown tired of getting minutes in small doses. Bayern signed him in 2022 for 20,000,000, but potential bonuses of 8,500,000 were never triggered. If Tottenham exercises the buy option and signs him to the pre-agreed contract until 2031, the Bavarians will make a clean 40,000,000 profit on a player they initially acquired from Rennes after just 10 senior appearances without a goal.Finally someone wants to play for Spurs!With Tel’s signing, Tottenham has claimed a major victory over their Premier League rivals. The Frenchman becomes Spurs’ fourth January addition, following goalkeeper Antonín Kinský (16,500,000 from Slavia Prague), right winger Min-Hyeok Yang (4,000,000 from Gangwon), and Kevin Danso, who will have to be permanently signed from Lens in June for 25,000,000.
