Tottenham weigh up Man Utd hijack on transfer deadline day after Mathys Tel rejection

Tottenham and Manchester United person some missed retired connected Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel for antithetic reasons, and the brace could present bash conflict implicit different attacking target

Tottenham person entered the contention for Leon Bailey aft failing to onshore Mathys Tel, it has been claimed.

Bayern Munich guardant Tel was a people for some Spurs and Manchester United, lone for some clubs to miss out. Ange Postecoglou's broadside were turned down by the player aft having a bid accepted, portion it emerged connected Sunday that United and Bayern couldn't scope an agreement connected presumption implicit a imaginable indebtedness for the France Under-21 international.

Tel isn't the lone guardant to look connected United's radar arsenic they look for reinforcements aft Marcus Rashford's indebtedness determination to Aston Villa. A determination for Jamaica and Villa prima Bailey is once again connected the table, with Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku different option.

Two won't spell into one, though. Having some missed retired connected Tel, the 2 clubs look a contention against clip to onshore Bailey - and yet some could autumn short.

According to reports connected the continent (via The Express), Spurs person contacted Villa to enquire astir Bailey's availability. Villa volition request to determine whether oregon not to currency successful aft already losing Jhon Duran this window, though they did implicit a indebtedness determination for Marcus Rashford.

Spurs person already added to their squad successful the wintertime window, signing Antonin Kinsky and Kevin Danso. They're yet to adhd attacking reinforcements, though, and a imaginable exit for Timo Werner could further summation their request for a caller face.

United, meanwhile, completed 2 deals of their ain successful the last week of the window. Neither was a forward, though, with centre-back Ayden Heaven and left-back Patrick Dorgu helping fortify successful different areas.

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Bailey, 27, has 1 extremity and 2 assists successful conscionable implicit 1,000 minutes of Premier League shot this season. He got 45 minutes disconnected the seat connected Saturday arsenic Villa mislaid to Wolves - their archetypal decision of 2025 - with Ollie Watkins withdrawn arsenic a precaution.

"I changed him due to the fact that helium was feeling a small spot of symptom successful his muscle," Emery said of Watkins aft Saturday's setback. "Hopefully time we volition trial him and measure him and it won’t beryllium thing important. I changed him due to the fact that of it."

Tottenham's involvement successful Bailey comes up of an FA Cup gathering with Villa connected Sunday. The winger started Villa's 3rd circular triumph implicit West Ham successful January, meaning helium volition beryllium cup-tied if helium does extremity up leaving his existent club.

While we hold for question connected Bailey, Emery's broadside person sanctioned a brace of deadline time indebtedness exits elsewhere. Kosta Nedeljkovic has joined RB Leipzig for the remainder of the campaign, portion Samuel Iling-Junior has been recalled from Bologna and loaned to Middlesbrough.

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