Tottenham, wake up! It's not proven. Media points out Tottenham's risk of recruiting Tel. Look at the real reason Manchester United gave up recruiting

Feb 04, 2025

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This is not the time for Tottenham Hotspur to be happy. We have to think about the price/risk.

On the 4th (hereinafter Korean time), the last day of the January transfer market. Tottenham Hotspur made a dramatic turnaround. Leaving behind the continued failure of recruitment, he successfully recruited 'double' through offense and defense. Following the signing of Austrian national center back Kevin Danso (26) as a hijacking, French striker Matistel (20), who refused to go to Tottenham despite an agreement between the clubs, succeeded in signing a loan from Bayern Munich.

A few hours before the closing transfer, Tottenham acquired Tel for 46 million pounds (about 83.2 billion won), including a permanent transfer option. If you pay £46m at the end of the season, you can sign a six-year contract. It is known that Tottenham will pay all the weekly wages until the end of the season, so the rent alone will cost about 10 million euros (about 15 billion won).

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In particular, Tel's recruitment, which was completed just a few hours before the closing of the transfer market, received more attention as it turned the impossible into a possibility. Julien Lawrence, a French football journalist, said on his personal SNS, "'Postecoglou persuaded Tottenham to join after a long phone call with Tel. Tottenham manager played a big role in recruiting the most coveted young talent in Europe.

Tel quickly emerged as Tottenham's new hope as Harry Kane, Tottenham's star and Munich colleague, is also known to have advised Tel to go to Tottenham. Expectations are high that he will collaborate with Son Heung-min to help him win the Carabao Cup.

However, in this festive atmosphere, there are also voices of warning. It's a fundamental question as to whether Tel is that much of a player to expect.

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British media outlet Team Talk reports that the surprising reason Manchester United refused to sign Tel at the end has been revealed, and Tottenham have been warned that they are taking expensive risks.

Player-turned-commentators such as Gary Neville and Michael Dawson are consistently praising Tel for playing a role as a great asset for Tottenham. However, the Daily Telegraph's James Ducker Man-eum is approaching on a completely different level. It is said that Tottenham could be dangerous to put too much expectation on Tel.

In particular, reporter Ducker pointed out on his SNS that Tottenham was taking the risk, mentioning why Manchester United gave up recruiting Tel at the last minute. Originally, Tel was going to Manchester United, not Tottenham. However, Manchester United felt burdened by Munich's demand for 5 million pounds (about 9 billion won). He judged that it was too expensive to pay for a player whose skills were hardly proven.

In the end, Manchester United gave up recruiting Tel in order not to take the risk.

In the same vein, reporter Ducker pointed out that Tottenham is taking an expensive risk. In fact, Tel has not scored a goal for Munich this season.

It is true that Tel, who made his debut in the first team at the age of 16, the youngest member of the club in the French Ligue 1 Stade Rennes, joined Munich in July 2022 and broke the club's record for the youngest score in a month, showing the prowess of 'supernatural'. But this season, he has completely lost his seat. He played only eight matches in the Bundesliga. His talent and potential are among the best in Europe, but it is unclear whether Tottenham will be able to show the scoring ability he wants in practice. There is a high possibility that Tottenham will only spend money expensive and not get an effect.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.