Manchester United 's bid to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich is at a standstill after discussions hit an impasse Sunday. Arsenal remain the background to sign the France international who had rejected Tottenham on Friday. United were given encouragement that the year old wanted to join them but they have been unable to find a solution with Bayern over a loan deal and payment terms and a resolution is now considered 'unlikely'.
United maintain an interest in Chelsea 's Christopher Nkunku but that is considered difficult also at this stage and other options are being explored. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was reportedly in Bavaria to 'accelerate talks' for the France international, keen to push forward as other Premier League outfits breathed down their necks.
The decision comes after Spurs' technical director Johan Lange was understood to have travelled to Munich on Wednesday to watch Tel play for Bayern in their Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava, where he opened negotiations. Playing time has been critical for Tel in deciding his next employer, with his decision to call it quits at Bayern coming after falling out of favour under manager Vincent Kompany.
United appear to be able to offer this, anticipating the imminent departures of Rashford and potentially Alejandro Garnacho before tomorrow's deadline. Firepower up front also remains a problem for Ruben Amorim, who has been lumbered with two relics of the Erik ten Hag regime during his early stint at Old Trafford. If Tel was to sign, it would likely send the forward pair further down the pecking order - but with negotiations stalling between United and Bayern, a transfer now looks increasingly unlikely.
Tel has scored 16 goals in his first 83 appearances for the Bundesliga giants but has spent a lot of time on the bench. Now retired, Major General Christopher Finerty was stripped of a star after an inspector general investigation found he engaged in multiple inappropriate relationships; including with an enlisted airman and congressional staffers and had an affair with a married woman, each violations of military codes of conduct.
