Ange Postecoglou hints at Tottenham's permanent transfer decision for Mathys Tel | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou has insisted he is confident Mathys Tel will join Tottenham Hotspur permanently at the end of his loan from Bayern Munich.

Spurs worked hard to convince Tel to make the move on deadline day, with Postecoglou himself stepping in to convince the young French forward to join on a deal which includes the option for a permanent transfer in the summer.

In Postecoglou's eyes, however, Tel has already been wrapped up as a long-term signing.

"He will play a significant part in our end to the season for sure and beyond," Postecoglou said. "He wants to make an impact and I expect him to do that.

"He will be a Tottenham player. I think he will show everyone he will be a Tottenham player in the next six months. I didn't bring him here for six months."

Tel's loan switch to Tottenham came days after he had rejected a permanent approach from the club, but Postecoglou insisted the 19-year-old was right to need more information about such a significant move.

"It's a simplistic way of looking at it," the boss continued. "People need to understand that you are talking about a 19-year-old player who has to make a major decision about his career.

"It's not so much that he rejected us or anyone else. Rightly so he was getting as much information as possible. More than anything I think he just wanted to be comfortable with the decision. The sense I get was he didn't want to be pushed in a certain direction. I think it is credit to him that he took his time and spoke to the right people.

"I had a conversation with him and mine was purely about football. I think he will find a really great place for him in terms of where he is in his career. He obviously wants to play and we have already shown that irrespective of age you will get an opportunity here. I think the way we play would suit him and certainly with what we have in the next few months and more importantly what we are building beyond I thought it would be a perfect fit for his next step.

"At the same time, I think it was right to take as long as he did and he was totally comfortable with it."

Former Spurs favourite Harry Kane, who played alongside Tel at Bayern, backed the teenager to enjoy a successful spell at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.