Manchester United have been “offered the chance” to sign Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel with representatives of the French starlet “working hard” to strike an exit from the Allianz Arena,

Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel has rejected a move to Chelsea before the end of the January transfer window, according to reports in Germany. Chelsea explored the possibility of signing the 19-year-old earlier this month but the winger was aiming to remain at Bayern for the remainder of the season.

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.