According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have been Bayern Munich star Mathys Tel amid interest from four Premier League rivals.

Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signing of highly-rated Manchester City youngster Daniel Batty, reinforcing their commitment to nurturing emerging talent for the future.

Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a huge boost as six key players are due to return from long-term injuries over the next fortnight. Micky van de Ven made his first appearance since December 8 in Spurs’ 3-0 victory over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday evening,

The UEFA Europa League play-off draw is locked in - what does that mean for the knockout phase? Who could Manchester United and Tottenham face in the last 16?

The draw for the last-16 then takes place on February 21. The Europa League last-16 takes place across 6 and 13 March. As the seeded team, Manchester United will be at home in the second leg. Ferencváros vs Viktoria Plzen - to play Lazio or Athletic Club in last-16

Manchester United, unbeaten in eight games in the tournament, finished in third place and Tottenham came fourth, ensuring the Premier League clubs both avoided the Europa League play-off round.

Indeed, speaking on the mufcMPB YouTube channel, the journalist says that Tel is now telling Tottenham to wait and be patient as he assesses all of his options. According to Jacobs, Tel has told Tottenham to wait as he has several options on the table at the moment.

Manchester United beat FCSB to finish third in the Europa League league phase and qualify direct for the Round of 16 where they will meet one of four teams.

The Europa League play-off draw has been revealed as the match-ups for the new format’s first knockout round are decided.The three British sides in this season’s Europa League – Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers – are already through to the last-16 after claiming one of the top-eight spots in the inaugural league phase,

Tottenham have directly spoken to Tel’s representatives and even have a deal in place with Bayern over a move to sign him on a permanent deal. Tel, however, is yet to say yes to Tottenham and the feeling at Manchester United and Bayern is that the Frenchman is leaning towards a loan move.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have all learned who they could play in the next stage of the Europa League following the conclusion of the league phase. United and Tottenham both started the gameweek within the top-eight and made sure of their automatic progression to the last 16 by winning their respective games on Thursday evening.