The 19-year-old has decided he is ready to leave Bayern this window in a major U-turn and Arsenal are weighing up a move for him this month, but face major competition

Chelsea-linked forward Mathys Tel has requested to leave Bayern Munich before the end of the January transfer window, according to reports.

Bayern Munich and Mathys Tel have been doing a dance for weeks about his status with the club. When rumors arose of the young Frenchman wanting to go on loan, they were quickly squashed by rumors of a long discussion between Tel and head coach Vincent Kompany to define the attacker’s role.