Tottenham told they just made a big transfer blunder on an ‘average player’

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Jamie O’Hara is unimpressed by Tottenham’s determination to motion Mathys Tel permanently aft the forward’s struggles connected indebtedness past season.

Tel has go Tottenham’s archetypal signing of the Thomas Frank era, with the Lilywhites paying conscionable nether £30m to onshore him permanently from Bayern Munich.

The Lilywhites saw capable to instrumentality a punt connected the 20-year-old, adjacent though helium lone scored 3 goals successful 20 appearances for the nine successful his indebtedness spell during the 2nd fractional of past season.

The guardant did amusement glimpses of his prime successful a Tottenham Hotspur garment and immoderate Spurs fans volition instrumentality bosom from Tel’s awesome showing successful the European Under-21 championship, but not everyone is convinced that helium is bully capable to play for a Champions League side.

Jamie O’Hara says Tottenham signing Mathys Tel is down to anticipation alternatively than expectation

O’Hara has present travel retired powerfully against the Lilywhites’ determination to motion the Frenchman, insisting that helium showed himself to beryllium an “average player” during the past six months astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The erstwhile Spurs midfielder insisted that helium would alternatively spot young starlet Mikey Moore get much opportunities alternatively than anticipation that Tel someway comes good.

O’Hara told Grosvenor Sport: “I’ve not been convinced by Mathys Tel. He was a ‘try earlier you buy’ indebtedness signing and I wouldn’t accidental helium impressed connected the pitch. I recognize that he’s young but he’s an mean subordinate successful my estimation.

“It seems similar Tottenham person signed him due to the fact that helium mightiness travel bully successful the future. But is Tel truly going to marque a quality astatine Spurs? I’m not sure. A terms tag of €35 cardinal is nary meagre interest either.

“I’d alternatively Mikey Moore play up of Tel! He’s travel done the academy and is simply a large home-grown talent. Giving Moore the acquisition of playing successful the Premier League would beryllium acold much rewarding semipermanent than Tel. Moore’s got a precocious ceiling and could beryllium a fantastic subordinate for Spurs successful the future.”

Thomas Frank and the Spurs hierarchy are excited astir Tel

Thomas Frank has said that helium is delighted to person Tel connected board, with the Dane believing that helium tin amended the France Under-21 international.

Frank specifically referenced the Frenchman’s finishing quality and his versatility, and Spurs fans tin beryllium hopeful fixed however the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Ivan Toney thrived nether the 51-year-old’s tutelage astatine Brentford.

Additionally, Alasdair Gold revealed that the Spurs decision-makers were precise impressed with Tel’s method prime and his cognition successful training during his indebtedness spell.