£60M valued Arsenal target reveals why ‘he chose’ to join Gunners closest rivals

by admin · Published 5 February 2025 · Updated 4 February 2025

Long term ARSENAL target Mathys Tel insists Tottenham was ‘the best option’ for him after joining the Premier League club on loan from Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich spent more than £20m to sign Tel from French club Rennes in 2022 and the highly-rated forward featured heavily across his first two seasons at the Allianz Arena.

However, France U21 star Tel pushed for a move during the January transfer window after struggling for game-time under Vincent Kompany, with both Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly interested in a potential deal.

But after rejecting a move to Tottenham, Tel eventually made the decision to make the move to Spurs and he has now opened up and revealed why he made the decision to come to the Premier League, and join Tottenham over Chelsea and Arsenal

‘Why I chose Tottenham? It was the best option for me,’ he told the club’s official website. ‘I’m ready to play, I’m here, I’m ready to grow. It was the best option for me and now I’m very happy. I felt the commitment, I spoke with the president, the team manager, the coach and as I said, that was very important for me.’

Tel spoke to Bayern Munich teammates and former Tottenham stars Harry Kane and Eric Dier before agreeing to join Spurs.

‘They said, if you want to work here, you have everything. You can enjoy it,’ said Tel, who made just eight league appearances for Bayern this season.

‘That’s good for me, because it’s a good opportunity to work, to learn every day… that’s what they told me.’

Tel also discussed the possibility of a move to north London with his ‘good friend’ Wilson Odobert, who signed for Spurs last summer.

‘He told me “come, you have to come here”,’ Tel revealed. ‘Wilson, he’s my friend, I’ve played with him with the French team, and he said, “come, this is a great team, you will see”.

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