The French youngster is attracting major Premier League interest from Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Aston Villa. Eberl, quoted by the London Evening Standard, said: "We spoke in December and Mathys said he wanted to assert himself. "Now he has said he would like to leave.

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are all interested in a deal to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window. Tel dropped a transfer bombshell on Tuesday – deciding that he wishes to leave Bayern this month – which has seen Arsenal and United join Chelsea in a dramatic late race to land his signature.