Tottenham: Harry Kane reacts to Mathys Tel loan move after dramatic U-turn | OneFootball

The Bayern striker is excited by the impact his team-mate could have at Spurs

Harry Kane believes Tottenham is the ideal club for loan signing Mathys Tel to fulfil his potential.

Spurs have an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season for £45million, with a six-year contract lined up.

France Under-21 international Tel had struggled to break into Vincent Kompany's plans at the Allianz Arena, and saw his game time diminishing significantly.

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Spurs' record goalscorer Kane left for Germany in August 2023 and played alongside Tel with Bayern.

The England captain has no doubt his former Bayern team-mate can go on to make an impact as part of Ange Postecoglou's squad.

"It is a great move for both parties. Mathys is a great guy, really hard-working and full of potential," Kane said in a chat with fans on the Cleats Club app.

"It will be important for him to get some minutes under his belt, get some regular game time and hopefully develop, keep improving and fulfil all the potential that he has.

"It's great for Tottenham to have a young, hungry player with loads of talent to hopefully score some goals and help push Tottenham as far as possible.

I wish him all the best, I know he will have a fantastic time there. I am sure all the fans will make him feel really welcome

Harry Kane on Mathys Tel

"I wish him all the best and hopefully he has a fantastic time there, I know he will. I am sure all the fans will make him feel really welcome as well."

Tel revealed Kane had suggested Spurs would be a great environment to further develop his career.

"He told me this is a big club with a lot of very good people," Tel said on his new club's social media channels.

"The pitch is very nice. The training centre is very good and if you go there, you can enjoy it. So everything was positive from Harry Kane."

Tel added: "It is a new challenge for me, a new chapter to open. Very excited about it.

"Why I chose Tottenham, because that was the best option for me, what was important for me. I felt the commitment, I spoke with the president (chairman Daniel Levy), talked with the manager.

Mathys Tel and Harry Kane

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"I'm young. I've started to grow up and this was the best option for me and I'm very happy."

One of three January first-team signings, there is pressure on Tel - who scored 16 goals across 83 games for Bayern - to make a fast start as struggling Spurs look to rescue what threatens to become a calamitous season.

A run of two wins in 12 Premier League games has left them 14th in the table, though there were shoots of recovery in Sunday's 2-0 victory at Brentford and they have also secured passage to the Europa League last 16.

Spurs take a 1-0 aggregate lead to Anfield on Thursday in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool, which could see Tel make his debut.

"I think I am a physical player, fast, technical," said the former Rennes player, who left for Germany in 2022 aged 17. He had made his senior debut a year earlier, at 16 making him the Ligue 1 club's youngest ever player, eclipsing Real Madrid and France defender Eduardo Camavinga.

"I play every moment, every game with my heart. I live with this pressure. I always have to push myself to go up and look forward."