Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money

Jun 15, 2025

Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money
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Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy ended up in an accident.

Matistel (20), a young striker who was hired on loan for a whopping 10 million euros (about 15.8 billion won) in January, had to be fully recruited.

Tottenham paid a whopping 35 million euros (about 55.3 billion won) to completely recruit Tel, who had only three goals (one assist) in 20 games for Tottenham. Including the 10 million euros in rent already paid, a total of 45 million euros (about 71.1 billion won) has been invested.




Above all, Tel's full recruitment means that Son Heung-min will be excluded from the main winger position as a result. Chairman Levi and head coach Frank Thomas cannot be free from the accusation that they gave the team a "legend" for the first time in 17 years and gave a large amount of money to a young striker.

Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money
British media Team Talk reported on the 15th (Korea time) 'Levy is close to signing the second summer transfer market by fulfilling Thomas Frank's wish'

The outlet reported that `according to several credible sources, Tottenham will soon sign a deal to completely sign Tel from Bayern Munich, who are expected to play as Tottenham's flanker next season.'




It is a highly controversial recruitment. Tel dramatically joined Tottenham in the transfer window in January following a strong request from his predecessor Enze Postecoglou. At that time, Tottenham included a full transfer option of 45 million pounds (about 83.5 billion won) while recruiting Tel on loan. Since the contract became public, there has been a lot of controversy over 'Overpay'. Munich was also criticized for investing too much money in bringing in a 20-year-old striker who was pushed out of the main position.

Still, Coach Postecoglou and Chairman Levi did not blink at all. As soon as he was brought on loan, he appreciated Tel's skills and consistently used him as the team's main striker.

Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money
Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money
Mattistel's Tottenham loan performance. Team Talk article capture
However, such expectations quickly turned into disappointment. Tel made a total of 20 appearances for Tottenham, but only scored three goals. One of those goals was a penalty kick scored after being forced to play kicker. There was only one assist, and the shooting accuracy was only 64.3% and the pass accuracy was only 76.7%. In addition, it was found that it created only 1.4 chances in 90 minutes. In the end, Tel did not play for a minute in the Europa League final and stayed on the bench.

Therefore, there were many voices that Tel's full transfer option should not be implemented after the end of the season. Chairman Levy almost seemed to give up on Tell, too.

However, a new variable appeared. Thomas Frank, who replaced Postecoglou, who won the Europa League, and newly recruited coach Thomas Frank, demanded the full recruitment of Tel.

Fraser Fletcher, a transfer market reporter for Team Talk, reported on the 10th that Tottenham, who wants to completely transfer Tel, is negotiating with Munich to cut the transfer fee.

European transfer market experts Fabrizio Romano and Christian Falck also reported that Chairman Levi accepted new coach Frank's hopes and approved Tel's full recruitment.

In the end, Tottenham reportedly agreed to lower the transfer fee for the complete transfer of Munich and Tel to around 35 million euros. German media outlet Bild's Falk wrote on his personal social media that `Tottenham and Munich are close to agreeing on a full transfer of Tel, and the final transfer fee will be around 35 million euros.' Romano also reported that `Tell will leave Munich and join Tottenham, and an agreement will soon be reached.'

Tottenham, did you lose your temper. You're recruiting a three-goal loan striker for 55.3 billion won in 20 games? with that money
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However, reporter Romano said the contract between the clubs is almost complete with the addition of €35 million on the condition that Tottenham completely recruit Tel, €10 million on the existing loan, and €5 million in additional options. In addition to the rent, reporter Romano said the total transfer fee was 40 million euros (about 74.2 billion won).

There is a difference in detailed transfer fees, but the important thing is that top tier reporters related to the European transfer market all agreed that Tottenham has implemented Tel's full recruitment. At this point, only the official announcement has not been made, and it should be almost confirmed.

Tel, who is still 20 years old, is certainly a player with great potential. However, it is still questionable whether he is a player who invests more than 70 billion won, including rent. The value of the recruitment is expected to be determined by how Tell will perform under Frank in the new season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.