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By Will Pickworth Published: 21: 26 AEDT, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 21: 42 AEDT, 4 November 2024 12 View comments Bayern Munich star Mathys Tel is reportedly dating a candidate for the Miss Universe beauty pageant.   Tel, 19, has played 76 times for the German giants since moving from Rennes as a 17-year-old in 2022, scoring 16 goals. The forward is highly-rated in Munich, and has regularly appeared for various France youth teams, meaning he often travels back to his homeland. And, according to BILD, Tel has started to date Indira Ampiot, who also hails from France. In fact, Ampiot was crowned as Miss France 2023 and is set to compete for France in the Miss Universe pageant on November 16 - an international beauty event that features 130 women from around the world.   Bayern Munich star Mathys Tel is reportedly dating a candidate for the Miss Universe pageant Indira Ampiot won Miss France in 2023 and is reportedly the woman that Tel is now dating Ampiot, 20, has 415, 000 followers on Instagram and is in line for the Miss Universe pageant The pair have regularly been seen to share affectionate messages on Instagram in recent times The report goes onto claim that while Tel and Ampiot are yet to be seen in public, they have regularly exchanged affectionate messages on social media. For example, after Bayern's 3-0 victory against Union Berlin at the weekend, Tel shared a photo of himself. Ampiot, who is 20, commented with the heart-eyes emoji, before Tel responded with a love heart emoji, with the French forward also regularly leaving loving comments on her posts. Meanwhile, Tel's advisor Gadiri Camara also follows Ampiot on Instagram, adding fuel to the fire over rumours about their relationship. Ampiot has a large following on social media, with her Instagram account comprising 415, 000 followers.   The reports come amid a difficult period for Tel in his career, with the 19-year-old yet to score in seven appearances this season, although he has started just twice. He has struggled to impact games he's been involved in, while Tel also failed to come off the bench during the victory against Union. Tel's advisor Gadiri Camara also follows Ampiot on Instagram, adding fuel to the fire Tel has endured a difficult season so far, with the 19-year-old yet to score across seven games Speaking recently, Bayern's director of sport Max Eberl opened up on Tel's struggles but backed the striker to return to form. 'Mathys is a player who did well in the preparation at the beginning of the season and then didn't do so well in the first few games, ' he said. 'Then very good players came back with Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sane. 'Now he has to pull on. He's been given a half and 30 minutes against Bochum. You can see that he doesn't have the confidence that other players have, but he's trying, he wants it and he's throwing himself into it. Everything else will follow. ' Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group