Frank will have a bare-bones roster available to him against a team that has lost once in the Bundesliga all season — Micky van de Ven is suspended after picking up a third yellow card in Spurs’ last Champions League game against Slavia Prague,

Tottenham Hotspur reportedly make a brutal decision over Mathys Tel ahead of their Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank wanted to add fit-again Dominic Solanke to his squad for the Champions League - and that meant Mathys Tel had to be sacrificed

Tottenham forward Mathys Tel is open to a loan in January in an attempt to make France's World Cup squad. The 20-year-old made his loan move from Bayern Munich permanent in the summer for £30m but has since struggled under Thomas Frank.

Since joining Spurs, the young forward has felt slightly out of place - could this be the chance to stake his claim?

Sources say Mathys Tel is driving speculation about a move away from Tottenham as he is not happy under Thomas Frank.

“Paris FC working on a loan move for Mathys Tel ,” began Plettenberg when reporting on X. “Their main selling point is offering him his preferred position as a striker. “The core of his frustration is not only his lack of playing time, but above all the fact that he is rarely used as a number nine.