Man Utd learn Mathys Tel transfer twist amid 'ridiculous' Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo claim
Mathys Tel was undoubtedly the headline name on the move during the winter transfer window.
Tel, 19, attracted interest from Manchester United alongside Christopher Nkunku, his fellow Frenchman, but both are now in London. Arsenal and Chelsea were also credited with an interest in the teenager.
However, as Nkunku stayed at Stamford Bridge, a move to Tottenham Hotspur came back from the dead thanks to a change of heart from Tel, which adds an extra layer of intrigue to the two teams' match in north London next weekend when the forward is in line to make his Premier League debut. Here is a look at some of the latest reports and MEN Sport's view.
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Tel take two?
German journalist Christian Falk suggested Mathys Tel would still like to move to United in the summer. "Whether Tel stays with Bayern beyond the summer or moves on, it's entirely up to him. If he can make the step to United, he would like to do it," he said via CaughtOffside."
MEN Sport says: United returning for Tel this summer could become an option again, depending on how he does at Tottenham for the rest of this season. If the teenager impresses and Bayern are willing to do a deal again, then poaching the player from Spurs could prove to be some shrewd business.
Garnacho and Mainoo verdict
The former United chief scout, Mick Brown, believes selling Alejandro Garnacho would have gone against one of the club's traditions. "It's a bit ridiculous when you see players like Kobbie Mainoo and Garnacho being talked about in connection to leaving the club," he told Football Insider. "Keeping those players at the club is a tradition of Man United."
MEN Sport says: Brown knows more about United's traditions than most after spending several years at the club under Sir Alex Ferguson. Garnacho and/or Mainoo left the club so soon after Marcus Rashford would be a damning inditement on the club.
