MATHYS TEL has revealed his farming pastime — as Tottenham prepare to take on the Tractor Boys.
The 19-year-old, signed on loan from Bayern Munich for the rest of the season, was born in Paris but his family hails from Guadeloupe.
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Tel goes over to the French colony in the Caribbean every year to see them.
And the striker — whose side face Ipswich at Portman Road on Saturday — is happy to get his hands dirty helping his grandpa out with growing fruit and vegetables.
The France Under-21 star said: “That’s my country. My parents and my sister come from there. I was born in a small part of Paris.
“Every year I go — one week, two weeks — but I need to go there, for myself, for my confidence.
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“Just to see my father happy, my little cousin happy, it brings me a lot of energy.
“I help out my grandfather with agriculture.
“I take some gloves and big shoes, so that’s good!
“It doesn’t matter where I play my football, you have to be humble. That’s why I go to Guadeloupe to see my family whenever I can.”
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Tel ended up being one of the most exciting transfers of the January window.
He completed a deadline-day loan move from Bayern to Spurs, who hold a £45million option to sign him permanently.
Given Spurs’ horror injury crisis since November – Tel was thrown straight into the deep end in North London.
Despite being a Tottenham player for only 21 days, the teen has already played three times.
He was subbed on during the club’s 4-0 Carabao Cup second leg defeat at Anfield and started in their 2-1 FA Cup exit to Aston Villa.
The forward was then handed a full Prem debut in Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
