Mathys Tel appeared to drop a hint over the Premier League club he would sign for when naming his childhood idol. Tel has been the subject of intense transfer speculation, with a move away from Bayern Munich mooted ahead of next Monday's deadline day.

Bayern Munich have confirmed that Mathys Tel wants to leave the club in January amid transfer interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. Tel has found it hard to get regular minutes in Vincent Kompany’s side,

Mathys Tel has all the attributes to be a top player one day, but he may be on his way out of Bayern Munich before transfer deadline day. As the biggest club in Germany, it stands to reason that Bayern Munich will often snap up the best young players in the game, and Mathys Tel is certainly in that bracket.