Why Manchester United rejected chance to sign Mathys Tel ahead of Tottenham

Manchester United passed up the accidental to motion Mathys Tel up of Tottenham arsenic they considered the woody excessively expensive, according to reports.

Tel initially rejected a determination to Tottenham past Friday aft Spurs agreed a €60 cardinal (£50.2m) woody with Bayern Munich.

However, the 19-year-old had a alteration of bosom and ended up joining Spurs connected indebtedness connected the last time of the January transportation window.

Spurs were besides capable to see an enactment to bargain Tel this summertime for €55m (£45.7m) arsenic portion of their statement with Bayern.

United had held talks to motion Tel successful the closing stages of the model but The Telegraph study that the nine considered Bayern’s request for a £5m indebtedness interest to beryllium an ‘expensive risk’ for a subordinate who is ‘largely unproven’.

Tel, who joined Bayern successful a €28.5m (£24.4m) woody from Rennes successful July 2022, has started conscionable 3 games for the Bundesliga leaders this season.

Gary Neville has backed Tel to marque an interaction astatine Spurs, with Ange Postecoglou’s broadside inactive successful with a accidental of winning the Europa League, the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup this season.

‘Tottenham are a immense draw, the stadium and the grooming crushed and the manager with his benignant of football. It’s a thrilling benignant that creates chances,’ Neville told Sky Sports News.

‘I’m gladsome Tel is going determination aft flirting with a mates of different clubs. Tel volition amended Spurs.

‘They person a large mates of weeks coming up. Sometimes players similar the thought of playing for a nine but the important happening is to play football. That’s what Tottenham tin supply him.

‘They are an astonishing shot nine with an astonishing fanbase and they person immoderate large games coming up that helium tin lend in.’

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