What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?

May 30, 2025

What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?
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What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?
Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy is trying to spend a large amount of money on Matisse Tel, who had no performance.

Britain's The Athletic predicted on the 29th (Korea time) what the future of each player will look like in the next season for Tottenham players.

One of the things Tottenham have to decide is the future of Tel. In the transfer window last winter, Tottenham brought Tel on as an option recruitment clause after loan. It was a bold investment. Tottenham's rent alone reached 10 million euros (about 15.6 billion won), and Tottenham decided to pay 100% of Tel's annual salary.




In addition, Tottenham had to pay an additional 45 million euros (about 70.3 billion won) to completely recruit Tel. Tottenham fans were very angry at the club's negotiating style that brought Tell. Everyone knows Tel is a promising player, but his recent performance at Bayern Munich has been very disappointing. In order to recruit such a prospect, a proposal with the highest transfer fee ever for the club was included. Rather, it seemed like a better option to recruit a key player with a clear ability.
What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?
Although coach Enze Postecoglou desperately wanted it, in order to overturn public opinion, Tel had no choice but to prove it on the field. Tel's record for half a season is three goals and one assist in 20 games. Even if there were many games played as a substitute, it is a regrettable record. Naturally, Tottenham fans want to say goodbye to Tel as it is. With many predictions that Postecoglou will eventually be replaced by Tottenham, the justification for recruiting Tel is gradually disappearing.

But chairman Levi wants to completely recruit Tell. The Athletic added 'Highly regarded Tel joined Bayern in February with a loan-and-acquisition clause. Tel took time to adapt to new countries and clubs, and in the first few games they struggled to adapt to the intense physical conditions of the Premier League (EPL). At the end of the loan spell, Tel looked more threatening, but Tottenham are likely to seek a full recruitment of Tel through renegotiations with Bayern, he explained.
What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?
Chairman Levi does not intend to recruit Tel according to the existing contract. This is because Tel showed too little at Tottenham. Paying 55 million euros (about 85.9 billion won), including rent, is like Tottenham making a stupid deal, so it seems that Tottenham is moving to negotiate with Bayern again to recruit Tel at a cheaper price.

Still, public opinion does not understand Chairman Levi. It is true that Tottenham now needs to invest more money and recruit reliable resources rather than recruiting Tel, who has only shown an ambiguous performance. A more competitive team is needed to play in the European Champions League (UCL) next season, but the direction of collecting prospects that are only full of potential and are not certain about what they showed on the field is only increasing fans' opposition.
What's wrong with you, Levi?Worst trade push in history, all-time transfer fee spending on a failing prospect?




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.