Frank takes office first signing! Tottenham Hotspur spends 35 million euros to buy out French striker from Bayern

Less than 72 hours after Thomas Frank officially took over Tottenham Hotspur coaching, the club quickly finalized its first permanent transfer during his term - buying out French striker Mattis Thiel from Bayern Munich. It is reported that Tottenham successfully negotiated to receive a discount, and the final transfer fee was set at 35 million euros (about 29.8 million pounds).

Teer, now 20, joined Tottenham on loan at the end of the winter window, and the coach at that time was still Ang Postkoglu. Although the players only showed their talented "spoke flashes" during their limited playing time, Tottenham still decisively exercised their buyout rights and signed with them until the summer of 2031.

The transaction process is quite tortuous. Many media disclosed that negotiations in the winter window have been blocked many times. Tyre himself even refused the plan to transfer directly for a permanent transfer after an interview with Chairman Daniel Levi in ​​January. In the end, all parties reached a compromise: first rent for half a year, with the option of buying out.

At that time, Postkoglu was full of confidence in staying Tel. He publicly asserted in February: "He (Tel) will become a Tottenham player. He will prove this in the next six months, and I signed him for more than half a year." Now that the prophecy has come true, Postkoglu himself, who made the prediction, failed to persist in the coach position until the end of the season.

Review of Thiel's performance last season: He scored in his debut against Aston Villa in the FA Cup (Spurs lost 1-2), but only won 2 goals in 13 appearances in the Premier League. As Postkoglu's later strategic focus shifts to the UEFA Cup, Thiel plays more as a substitute in this event. In the final of Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Manchester United to win the UEFA Cup, the French star failed to even get a chance to play.