Tottenham Hotspur manager, Thomas Frank has confirmed that he doesn’t want striker Mathys Tel to leave the club in the January transfer window, Softfootball reports.
The striker was omitted from Spurs Champions League squad as the manager preferred Richarlison and Dominic Solanke as his two forwards heading into the competition and has been proved right so far as Spurs sit in fifth on the 36-team UCL table with 14 points and on the verge of round of 16 qualification.
Speaking in an interview that was shared by football expert, Fabrizio Romano via his official X handle, the Spurs manager insists on retaining the players currently at his disposal including Tel. He said:
No more moves out are planned. The players we have in our squad we need to keep, to have enough players to play with and perform with.
Mathys Tel is still hurt by his omission from the UCL squad and it has been suggested that he will seek a move away from the club this January as he doesn’t trust that the manager wants him around.
The striker has struggled for game time and only plays because of the injury situations at the club. When everyone is fit, he is reduced only to a substitute role for the team and he wants more playing time in a World Cup year.
Tottenham travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley in the Match-Day 23 of the premier league and Mathys Tel will hope to get a starting place to prove himself to the manager against the relegation struggling side.
