Chelsea-linked forward Mathys Tel has requested to leave Bayern Munich before the end of the January transfer window, according to reports.

According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, Mathys Tel (19) has decided to leave Bayern Munich during the ongoing transfer window. The Frenchman has had limited minutes this season under head coach

CHELSEA are set to revisit talks with Bayern Munich to sign Mathys Tel, according to reports. The Blues showed an interest in the forward earlier this month but were told Tel wanted to stay at

Chelsea have received a boost over their hopes of signing Mathys Tel with the club to reopen talks with Bayern Munich, according to reports. The Blues launched an enquiry for Tel early in the January window but it was thought that the Frenchman was keen to remain in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich’s sporting director Christoph Freund says the German club wants to keep Mathys Tel, after several media reports linked the French forward to a move to Chelsea.

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Bayern Munich and Mathys Tel have been doing a dance for weeks about his status with the club. When rumors arose of the young Frenchman wanting to go on loan, they were quickly squashed by rumors of a long discussion between Tel and head coach Vincent Kompany to define the attacker’s role.

As first reported by Fabrizio Romano, the 19-year-old has decided to leave Bayern before the winter transfer window shuts on February 3. He adds the Blues enquired about the French forward but multiple clubs are interested in signing him.