Mathys Tel’s transfer preference revealed as Manchester United and Arsenal battle for £50m deal

Mathys Tel is ‘most open’ to joining Manchester United earlier the transportation deadline aft rejecting a determination to Tottenham, according to reports.

A fig of Premier League clubs person expressed involvement successful signing the 19-year-old guardant aft helium informed Bayern Munich of his tendency to leave.

Tel made 69 appearances for Bayern crossed his archetypal 2 seasons astatine the Allianz Arena but has struggled for minutes nether Vincent Kompany, lone featuring successful 8 Bundesliga games this season.

Much was expected of Tel pursuing his 2022 determination from Ligue 1 broadside Rennes but the teen is present pushing for an exit arsenic helium looks for regular game-time.

Tottenham looked acceptable to beryllium his adjacent destination aft they agreed a £50m woody with Bayern Munich, but the subordinate turned down a determination to Spurs amid involvement from Manchester United and Arsenal.

United and Arsenal are some looking to motion Tel – either connected indebtedness oregon permanently – and Bayern stay unfastened to approaches.

According to The Independent, Tel is ‘most open’ to a determination to Old Trafford arsenic Ruben Amorim looks to bolster his attacking options up of the imminent departure of Marcus Rashford.

Amorim has not played Rashford for good implicit a period and has sanctioned his determination to Aston Villa, who are set to motion the 27-year-old connected loan.

Cristiano Ronaldo is 1 of Tel’s idols truthful that whitethorn tempt him to take Manchester United contempt the club’s caller struggles – they volition stay successful the bottom-half of the Premier League contempt the effect of Sunday’s clash against Crystal Palace.

United’s request for attacking reinforcements was highlighted against Palace arsenic £72m signing Rasmus Hojlund and £36.5m signing Joshua Zirzkee were some named connected the bench.

But Arsenal stay an attracting proposition for Tel arsenic they tin of people offer not lone Champions League football but a changeable astatine the Premier League rubric arsenic they effort to reel successful existent leaders Liverpool.

As good arsenic Ronaldo, Tel is believed to person idolised Gunners fable and erstwhile France striker Thierry Henry increasing up arsenic helium considers a determination to the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta has had to find screen for the injured Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus successful caller weeks and wants immoderate assistance successful the transportation marketplace to bolster the Gunners, who face Premier League champions Manchester City connected Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal person been linked with moves for strikers Benjamin Sesko, Dusan Vlahovic and Victor Osimhen successful January, though their focus has turned to England’s Ollie Watkins successful the last week of the transportation window.

The Gunners are considering making a second, improved connection for Watkins aft Aston Villa rejected their opening bid. Watkins would beryllium ‘open’ to the move, having supported Arsenal since helium was a child.

Discussing Tel’s aboriginal pursuing Bayern Munich’s Champions League triumph implicit Slovan Bratislava successful midweek, the club’s sporting manager Max Eberl said: ‘We spoke successful December and Mathys said helium wanted to settee down. Now helium says helium wants to leave.

‘We person to deliberation astir whether we volition bash that and what we volition do. He said that the playing clip was not capable for him and that is understandable.

‘However, we would person liked him to support fighting. There is nary atrocious blood. I tin recognize him. I person seldom had truthful galore clubs telephone maine astir a subordinate before.’

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