In his first interview since joining the club, Tel spoke of his close bond with Odobert, who has played alongside for the France youth teams. “I talked with Wilson,” Tel said. “He told me: ‘Come, you have to come here’.

Spurs have been warned the signing of Tel might not be all it is cracked up to be after a source revealed the real reason why United pulled the plug - but two big-name pundits feel Postecoglou has lan

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the loan signing of Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich until the end of the season. The deal includes an option to buy Tel for €55million (£45.7m; $56.9m) on a six-year contract. Tel is Spurs’ fourth signing of the window after goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, forward Yang Min-hyeok and centre-back Kevin Danso (also on loan).