ricky2tricky4city
Dimitar Berbatov
The most important thing though is we listened to what the player wanted (and rather refreshing it wasn't money for once)...and adjusted accordingly.
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Mathys Tel
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ricky2tricky4city
Dimitar Berbatov
It's not even patience....it's the ability to ignore something that has plenty of noise but very little value, indeed massively less value than your time.
ricky2tricky4city
Dimitar Berbatov
I think Odobert (as long as things go well for him as well) could be great with this.
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Or maybe after 26 years you realise the bus isn't coming?
Ange Postecoglou: Mathys Tel never rejected Tottenham
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou denies reports that Mathys Tel initially rejected the club before his deadline day move to north London.
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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has denied reports that Mathys Tel initially rejected the club before his deadline day move to north London.
When asked about whether Tel rejected Spurs, Postecoglou said: "I think people need to understand that you are talking about a 19-year-old who has to make a major decision for his career and it's not that he rejected us or rejected anyone else.
"I think he just wanted to be comfortable with his decision. I don't think he wanted to be pushed in a certain direction and it's credit to him.
"I had a conversation with him and it was purely around the football and I think he'll find a really good place for him here."
Postecoglou has previously said he only wants to sign players committed to the club's project, despite them currently sitting 14th in the Premier League table.
When asked if he felt Tel was committed to Spurs, Postecoglou said: "Yes, 100%. I am more than 100% sure because he took so much time, was so diligent about finding out everything. He had other options so it gave me more confidence that we are getting the right kind of mentality, the right kind of player.
"He is very ambitious. He has a great self-belief and confidence. He feels he can reach the top of the game and he has chosen us which is great vindication of what we are doing."
He's played two minutes at left back? We all know where he's going to be played then
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Chrissivad
Dean Richards
I did like the answer
papaspur
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Right, this all makes sense. At the end of the day, I'm pretty delighted with this deal since I'm thinking the main way we as a club acquire top talent is by developing high-potential players ourselves since we can't just do a Chelsea or City. The financial power gap has been closing, but we're still not as big a draw as steady UCL clubs or league title frontrunners.
Either way, I won't begrudge Tel if he does really well and decides to not join us.
Also good point about Lange. I wasn't expecting much this window but I think he and the recruitment/scouting team did a good job (hope I don't have to eat my words in a few months time).
monkeybarry
Steffen Freund
Christ, if you're coming here for stability you are truly fuked
Bullet
Chris Jones
From football.london
Ange Postecoglou has declared that Mathys Tel will be a Tottenham player beyond his loan spell from Bayern Munich and that he "didn't bring him here for six months".
Spurs made a transfer deadline day swoop for the 19-year-old attacker, with a long conversation with Postecoglou proving key in getting the deal over the line after the Frenchman asked for more time the previous week to think about the move. Tottenham eventually secured Tel on loan from the Bundesliga side with a £45.8million option to sign the teenager permanently in the summer.
German media reported that Tel had an option to veto any option if he wanted, but in the latest episode of the Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast on Wednesday morning, football.london reported that the north London club were certain that the youngster would become a Spurs player if they took up the option at the end of the season and he had already agreed to a long-term deal.
Postecoglou confirmed that later in the day without leaving any room for doubt when asked about the option.
"He'll be a Tottenham player, mate. He'll be a Tottenham player. I think he'll show everyone he's going to be a Tottenham player in the next six months. I didn't bring him here for six months," he said.
The Spurs head coach then explained exactly what his conversations with Tel consisted of during the late attempts to bring him to north London.
"It was sort of an exchange - conversation, messages - that lasted a couple of hours and I felt that if I kept him on the phone long enough, I would wear him down. He was falling asleep by the end," he joked. "I got a sense pretty early on that there was a connection there and he was hearing what he wanted to hear. It is a big decision. He is a 19-year-old man at a fantastic football club.
"They would have been quite happy to keep him there I am sure, but he also knew he needed to play. But not just play, play where he is going to develop. I think it is a credit to him that rather than just jump at what came at him, he was very thorough in the way he made his decision."
Stars like Harry Kane and Thierry Henry, as well as current England boss and Tel's former Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel have all spoken about how big a player the teenager could become on the world stage.
"Obviously, my opinion is worthless when you’re talking about all these other guys! Their opinion weighs far greater, but that’s the reason I’ve signed him. I think he is very, very exciting," said Postecoglou. "When you meet him you realise he's got that bit about him as a person who has enormous self-belief and confidence in what he can do and what he wants to do. Even though he’s young, physically he’s already in a place where he can take on the enormous challenges of being an attacking player in the Bundesliga and I think he can handle the Premier League.
"He’s a goal-scorer, he can take people on, he’s got speed. He is exciting. I’d be very surprised if there was a club that wouldn’t be interested in somebody like him. Irrespective of the situation we’re in, us being able to get him in and the circumstances behind it, is fantastic for the football club."
Ange Postecoglou has declared that Mathys Tel will be a Tottenham player beyond his loan spell from Bayern Munich and that he "didn't bring him here for six months".
Spurs made a transfer deadline day swoop for the 19-year-old attacker, with a long conversation with Postecoglou proving key in getting the deal over the line after the Frenchman asked for more time the previous week to think about the move. Tottenham eventually secured Tel on loan from the Bundesliga side with a £45.8million option to sign the teenager permanently in the summer.
German media reported that Tel had an option to veto any option if he wanted, but in the latest episode of the Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast on Wednesday morning, football.london reported that the north London club were certain that the youngster would become a Spurs player if they took up the option at the end of the season and he had already agreed to a long-term deal.
Postecoglou confirmed that later in the day without leaving any room for doubt when asked about the option.
"He'll be a Tottenham player, mate. He'll be a Tottenham player. I think he'll show everyone he's going to be a Tottenham player in the next six months. I didn't bring him here for six months," he said.
The Spurs head coach then explained exactly what his conversations with Tel consisted of during the late attempts to bring him to north London.
"It was sort of an exchange - conversation, messages - that lasted a couple of hours and I felt that if I kept him on the phone long enough, I would wear him down. He was falling asleep by the end," he joked. "I got a sense pretty early on that there was a connection there and he was hearing what he wanted to hear. It is a big decision. He is a 19-year-old man at a fantastic football club.
"They would have been quite happy to keep him there I am sure, but he also knew he needed to play. But not just play, play where he is going to develop. I think it is a credit to him that rather than just jump at what came at him, he was very thorough in the way he made his decision."
Stars like Harry Kane and Thierry Henry, as well as current England boss and Tel's former Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel have all spoken about how big a player the teenager could become on the world stage.
"Obviously, my opinion is worthless when you’re talking about all these other guys! Their opinion weighs far greater, but that’s the reason I’ve signed him. I think he is very, very exciting," said Postecoglou. "When you meet him you realise he's got that bit about him as a person who has enormous self-belief and confidence in what he can do and what he wants to do. Even though he’s young, physically he’s already in a place where he can take on the enormous challenges of being an attacking player in the Bundesliga and I think he can handle the Premier League.
"He’s a goal-scorer, he can take people on, he’s got speed. He is exciting. I’d be very surprised if there was a club that wouldn’t be interested in somebody like him. Irrespective of the situation we’re in, us being able to get him in and the circumstances behind it, is fantastic for the football club."
El Dante
Les Ferdinand
Based on what Ange has said I believe that Tel will be our player next season. Huge signing. I don’t fully take back my negativity in that thread as I feel a lot of the sentiments remain true, but I do think that this was great business by all concerned and that overall it was a good January transfer window albeit most activity happened late.
braineclipse
Terry Dyson
Puts it to bed that Ange thinks he'll be here next season and that's the plan. What will actually happen is still unknown.
Bishop
Jimmy Neighbour
Reading between the lines it does sound like he's primarily going to be used out wide but we like his versatility. Will be interesting to see what happens when Odobert is back, who plays on the left etc because they both seem to suit that side more, but I'll just be happy we have a couple of dribbly style forwards. It's something we massively been missing on both sides.
Lemonade Money
Dimitar Berbatov
Hmmm, based on last night, not very good at controlling/holding on to the ball.