Struggling to find minutes – only starting two out of Bayern Munich’s 14 matches across all competitions – and yet to score or assist, Mathys Tel has had a rough start to life under Vincent Kompany. A stark contrast to 19-year-old’s flying start to the 2023/24 campaign with Thomas Tuchel.
Bayern is thus aware of the talent Tel possesses, however, currently feel as if a loan could be the best option for his development.
According to Sport Bild’s Tobi Altschäffl, Stuttgart, among other clubs, is interested in adding the French talent to their ranks (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Stuttgart are among clubs interested in a loan deal for Mathys Tel. VfB had already shown interest in the Frenchman last summer
Considering Tel’s limited minutes so far this season, a period on loan may just be the best option, but Stuttgart may not be the ideal destination.
Mathys Tel is naturally a striker, but can also be deployed on the wing. Stuttgart are already stacked in the striker position with Deniz Undav, Ermedin Demirovic, El Bilal Touré and Nick Woltemade. This leaves little room for minutes for Tel, while on the wings, Chris Führich and Jamie Leweling would provide stiff competition for a starting berth.
Unless Stuttgart happen to lose a few players in the January transfer window, a loan to Die Schwaben doesn’t make the most sense for Tel in terms of securing minutes.
If it’s true that Stuttgart are just one of many clubs interested in Tel, then it may suit Bayern better to look for options where minutes would be more secure for the young Frenchman.
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