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

The race for Mathys Tel (19) is heating up. Fabrizio Romano revealed earlier tonight that the Frenchman is keen to leave his current club Bayern Munich during the ongoing transfer window. The

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.