One of the most peculiar transfer stories to track this January window has been the fate of Bayern Munich player Mathys Tel. A report on Monday, hours before the window closed, claimed that Tel and his agent were arriving in London to negotiate a last-minute loan deal with Tottenham.

Tottenham sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich on Deadline Day; forward joins on loan until end of season with a £45m option to buy after he performed a U-turn having rejected the move three days ago; S

Mathys Tel’s potentially impending loan move to Tottenham Hotspur has become the biggest shock to emerge on deadline day. Ange Postecoglou has “convinced” Tel to sign for Tottenham on loan until the end of the season — giving Spurs supporters another reason to back him as the Bayern Munich striker had initially turned down a move.