Mathys Tel is set to perform a dramatic deadline day U-turn by agreeing a loan deal to join Tottenham, sources have told ESPN.

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.

In a massive U-turn, Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel is on his way to England ahead of a proposed move to Spurs; Tels agent has posted an image on his Instagram of the teenager aboard a private plane