At only 18 years old, Mathys Tel made his debut in the French junior team, already proving decisive in the Bleuets’ victory in Bosnia (1-2).
While the French team validated its qualification for Euro 2024 quite easily, following up perfectly after its new World Cup final, the future of the Blues is currently with the Espoirs, under the orders of Thierry Henry .
There is of course Warren Zaire-Emery, named captain at just 17 years old, and who could quickly move up a level to join Didier Deschamps’ squad. But the other gem of Les Bleuets is called Mathys Tel.
When it comes to offense, Thierry Henry is rather spoiled. Friday evening, he started with the Cherki-Barcola-Wahi trio. And three newcomers, Maghnes Akliouche, Mathys Tel and Arnaud Kalimuendo, were involved in the winning goal scored by Rennais.
😍 At the end of the suspense Arnaud Kalimuendo takes a cross from Mathys Tel! Relief for the Bleuets who take the advantage in stoppage time#lequipeFOOT pic.twitter.com/aAUrejum2o
— the L’Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) October 13, 2023
Such, luxury joker
For Mathys Tel, it was the very first selection for the French junior team. And the Bayern Munich striker confirmed that he definitely did not need a lot of time to be decisive. With his club, he has never started this season in the Bundesliga or Champions League, but he has compiled 5 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances.
He has played less than 160 minutes, which indicates that he is decisive once every 26 minutes, a fairly staggering rate. On Friday, Tel only needed 13 minutes after coming on to show his qualities. This is what prodigies do, and while the position of starting No. 9 with Deschamps’ Blues is still to be conquered, a new contender could quickly emerge.
