MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich signed French teenager Mathys Tel from Rennes on Tuesday for a reported price of as much as 30 million euros ($30.6 million).

The 17-year-old Tel, who performs as a ahead, had a contract with Rennes via 2024.

Bayern didn’t specify the size of the contract or disclose the switch price. Kicker journal reported the German membership was paying 15 million euros ($15.3 million) up entrance, with the remainder conditional on appearances and achievements.

“He’s a really younger proficient participant, he can play in lots of positions, heart ahead, wing ahead. He’s very fast, sturdy, together with his complete physique, good at defending the ball … additionally good, deep runs,” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann mentioned on the crew’s U.S. tour final week. “I hope he will likely be snug with then group as quickly as attainable. He might rating some objectives.”

Nagelsmann mentioned Tel was not a direct alternative for Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski, who left for Barcelona within the offseason.

“He’s not a one-on-one for Lewy,” Nagelsmann mentioned. “I believe it’s regular once you speak about his age and his appearances in skilled soccer. However he may someday be among the best forwards and that’s our goal, our plan. We all the time attempt to discover good younger proficient gamers who may become world-class gamers, and he might be certainly one of these gamers.”

Tel made 10 appearances for Rennes with out scoring. However his performances as a youth participant — together with successful the European under-17 championship as France captain final month — introduced him to the eye of Europe’s greatest golf equipment.

“Tel is a really attention-grabbing participant that we’ve been following for a very long time,” Bayern chief government Oliver Kahn mentioned lately. “A particularly good expertise.”

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