Manchester United transfer target wants to play more, future could hinge on manager

Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel is being linked with Manchester United, and Fabrizio Romano has offered some insight into the transfer rumours involving the young French forward.

Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that Tel’s future could hinge on what happens with Thomas Tuchel and other key figures at Bayern.

Tel has been linked with Man Utd by Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg in the post on X below, and Romano has now provided further insight into this story, suggesting that the Red Devils are still deciding what to do in terms of a striker signing in the summer…

?Excl. News #Tel: Manchester United have made contact for the first time and are very interested to sign him in summer! #MUFC

?? Two more clubs from ??????? have also inquired about him in the last weeks.

?? Been told: Even though it's not easy for him right now, he still doesn’t… pic.twitter.com/kjBlH02BBp

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) February 16, 2024

On the Tel links, Romano said: “Mathys Tel is one of the talents also being linked with United, but nothing is concrete in terms of contacts or negotiations.

“United will sign a striker this summer, but they still need to decide with their directors which kind of player they want. They already have a young striker in Rasmus Hojlund, so will they sign another one, or will they sign someone more experienced? They still have to decide.

“It’s too early to know the future of Tel, though it seems clear that a loan move away from Bayern is not an option. Still, there are too many variables before deciding anything now. It depends on Tuchel’s future, Bayern future director Max Eberl plans, while other clubs linked with him still don’t have a director…it’s early for this one. For sure Tel wants to play more, but there is nothing else to report so far.

One imagines many MUFC fans would welcome a talent like Tel moving to Old Trafford, but it might also be worth bringing in someone more experienced, as Rasmus Hojlund only joined last summer and looks like someone worth building around for the future.