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Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham have been circling around the 19-year-old whizkid, with Blues fans even hailing him as the next Nicolas Anelka.
The youngster wants out from Bayern in this transfer window, with him sitting on the bench in the club’s last three games.
And since Michael Olise’s arrival, Tel has made just seven Bundesliga appearances this season – with two of them being starts.
Chelsea are reportedly ready to loan Christopher Nkunku as part of a deal to land Tel, with a fee of £58million being mooted.
Man Utd and Spurs are said to be interested, as are Arsenal, with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus injured.
According to BILD, Tel has made it clear that he doesn’t want to go to Chelsea – because the competition for places there is just as big as in Munich.
Tel has been very clear that he is making the move away from Bavaria because he is hungry for game time.
That will be a major blow to Chelsea fans’ dreams of landing the next Anelka.
One supporter wrote on X: “When I see Tel, I see a young Anelka.”
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Turns out the teenager has previously shared how he idolises the former Blues striker.
When asked why he wears the number 39, Tel said: “Because I already had it at Rennes and also because Nicolas Anelka wore it. I like Anelka, he was a really good player.”
Retired French ace Anelka, who played at Chelsea between 2008-2012, won the Premier League, FA Cup twice and Community Shield as a Blues player.
Tel was born in a Northern suburb of Paris called Sarcelles, playing as a youngster for local clubs Villiers Le Bel, Paris FC, ASJ Aubervilliers and Montrouge FC as well as spending time at the renowned Clairefontaine academy.
Tel actually started out as a centre-back but it soon became clear that he would be better used as a forward due to his exceptional dribbling and finishing …
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