"Roberto De Zerbi has told Mathys Tel that he will be counting on him next season as a Tottenham player despite transfer links for the Frenchman, football.london understands.
With Spurs trying to get a deal done for Manchester City winger Savinho this summer after attempting to prise away the Brazilian in the winter window, Tel's future at the north London club looked to be unclear with links to Premier League sides such as Bournemouth and others across Europe.
However, football.london understands that before Tel departed on his summer holidays the 21-year-old had a conversation with De Zerbi about his future in which the Italian made it clear that he would be counting on him next season and that he had no intention of allowing him to leave the club...."