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To be honest, Matisse Tell (20) is the new Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank's recruitment of the first team.
The first signing of Tottenham's transfer market this summer was the full recruitment of Tel. He moved his nest from Bayern Munich to Tottenham on the last day of the winter transfer market in February this year. Tottenham agreed to a transfer fee of 50 million euros (about 81 billion won) with Bayern on the condition of fully recruiting Houtel on loan. The contract is for six years.
Former coach Enze Postecoglou, who left Tottenham, also confirmed that `Tell will be a Tottenham player.' However, it was below expectations. He made 20 appearances for Tottenham and scored only three goals.
Tottenham were in conflict, but they kept their promise of full recruitment. However, it is known that the transfer fee has been lowered. Tottenham paid 10 million euros (about 16.2 billion won) to Bayern on Tel's rent. The conditions for the full recruitment are said to have been agreed with Bayern to pay an option of 10 million euros for the basic 35 million euros (about 56.8 billion won).
But Tell is a shock tear from his first start. Coach Frank confirmed 22 entries to play in the European Champions League (UCL) in the 2025-2026 season and submitted them to the UEFA. It was revealed on the 4th (Korea time) that Tel was excluded. On the other hand, new recruits Mohamed Kudus, João Palinha, Xavi Simmons and Randal Kolo Muani were all included.
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There was a variable. The final entry for the UCL is 25 people. However, the club must fill the quota of self-developed players (Chapter 4). Tottenham's goalkeeper Brandon Austin was the only one from Youth, so only 22 players could register. Injured James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragucin, as well as Ives Bissouma on the release list, were also excluded.
There was also no Japanese center back Kota Takai, who Tottenham recruited this summer. Takai, who played for Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League, signed a five-year contract with Tottenham. The transfer fee was 5 million pounds (about 9.3 billion won). It recorded the highest transfer fee ever among players who went straight to Europe from the Japanese J-League. However, it was out of power before even starting the engine. It disappeared from the preseason due to plantar fasciitis.
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The exclusion of Tel, who is drawing attention as 'post Son Heung-min', is a shock. The Frenchman made his first-team debut at the age of 16, the youngest member of the club in Stade Rennes, and was highly anticipated. Joining Bayern in July 2022, he broke the club's record for the youngest score in a month.
But there were not many chances after Harry Kane nestled at Bayern in the summer of 2023. Tel played in a total of 83 games during his three seasons with Bayern, scoring 16 goals and eight assists. In 60 matches in the Bundesliga, he scored 12 goals and 6 assists, and in 16 matches in the European Champions League, he scored two goals and one assist. He scored two goals and one assist in six games for the DFB Pokal.
The way out was Tottenham. However, although he took off the rental tag, he was unable to participate in the UCL, which is the "dream stage". Tel played only two replacements in the English Premier League (EPL) in the new season. The playing time is 19 minutes.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
