TOTTENHAM are nearing a £30million deal to sign Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, according to reports.
Tel, 20, spent the second half of last season on loan at under .
The initial deal possessed a £45m option to buy.
Following further negotiations, Bild claim that Tottenham have knocked that fee down to around £30m, with a deal imminent.
Tel made 20 appearances in all competitions following his mid-season switch, scoring three times.
The French youth international played five times on Spurs’ run to glory, including in both legs of the semi-finals.
Tel, who turned 20 in April, arrived at Tottenham having already gained a wealth of experience in Germany.
The highly-rated starlet played 83 times for , scoring 16 goals.
Having initially not been sure about a move to Spurs, Tel was convinced to make the switch by former boss Postecoglou.
While the Aussie has since been axed, new manager is said to also be keen on keeping Tel – with the promising forward to become the Dane’s first Spurs signing.
Tel, who is currently at the Under-21 Euros with France, is set to pen a long-term deal at White Hart Lane.
He is scheduled to be in action for Les Bleus against Georgia this evening alongside Tottenham team-mate Wilson Odobert.
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Spurs chiefs are eager to improve their forward line this summer.
Among their list of targets .
The Frenchman indicated earlier this month that he would like to join .
But with ex-Bees boss Frank now at Spurs, the North Londoners have entered the race.
On Friday it emerged that between Brentford and Tottenham, who paid around £10m to recruit Frank and his coaching staff, over a separate deal for Mbeumo.
The 25-year-old scored 20 Premier League goals last season – nine more than Spurs’ top scorer .
Also on Tottenham’s radar are Bees forward and ‘s Antoine Semenyo.
