Crystal Palace and Fulham 'on alert' as Bundesliga wonderkid striker 'to be available on loan' in January

According to reports, Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel will be available for a loan move in January, with a host of Premier League clubs keen as they look to boost their depth in attack for the second half of the season. Tel is struggling for game time at Bayern Munich this season, picking up only four Bundesliga appearances for the club - they are now believed to be willing to make him available on loan in January.

According to CaughtOffside, Crystal Palace and Fulham are interested in the attacker alongside several other Premier League clubs. Manchester United previously courted the French attacker, but no move was completed for the promising 19-year-old.

Despite being available on loan, Bayern Munich have made it clear that Tel is not for sale and that they don’t want him to leave permanently. However, a loan deal would be beneficial for the attacker to gain not just experience but also game time which could increase his market value.

Crystal Palace and Fulham face Premier League competition to sign Mathys Tel

The two London-based clubs aren’t the only Premier League side that want to sign the attacker - both Nottingham Forest and Leicester City are named in the report as interest parties.

Leicester may decide to try and bring him in as they aim to avoid relegation this season and Forest could be keen to make a push for European football after their hot start to the season coming off a 3-0 win against West Ham United last weekend.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have struggled to score goals this season as they are the second-lowest scoring team in the league. A fresh, hungry striker could be beneficial to Oliver Glasner’s side who have only won one game this season - a 1-0 victory over Spurs two weeks ago.

Mathys Tel’s high potential

The French attacker has been tipped to be a big thing in the Bundesliga after he joined from Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais in July 2022 for a fee of around £16.6 million and has since been working his way into the Bayern Munich team.

Tel has made 76 appearances in the two years that he’s spent at the Allianz Arena playing both as a striker and a winger. He’s scored 16 goals with six assists and has spent most of his time at Bayern as a backup to former Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane.