Arsenal are reportedly getting ready a ‘ultimate try’ to signal Youri Tielemans from Leicester Metropolis this January.
Whereas the Foxes have been reluctant to let go of the 25-year-old, with Brendan Rodgers persevering with to play the midfielder this season, he’s within the ultimate months of his contract which is able to expire in June 2023.
Based on James Nursey on the Mirror, it seems the Midlands membership may very well be keen to half methods with the Belgian celebrity for as much as £20m, ‘half the value’ they paid for him in 2019.
Arsenal are getting ready a ‘ultimate try’ to signal Youri Tielemans (pictured) this January
Leicester supervisor Brendan Rodgers (pictured) might let Tielemans go away for as much as £20m
With Arsenal sitting high of the Premier League, Mikel Arteta is hoping to strengthen his midfield shares in a bid to fend-off Manchester Metropolis from pouncing on their first place place.
The goal-scoring midfielder has been on the Spaniard’s radar for a while now, with the London membership having already pushed to signal him earlier this summer season.
However the Gunners will not be the one facet chasing his availability, as Newcastle had been additionally in buying Rodgers’ star midfielder again in August.
Tielemans (left) scored the successful purpose for Leicester within the 2021 FA Cup ultimate vs Chelsea
His contract will expire subsequent 12 months with Arsenal reportedly in a position to purchase him for £20m
And there isn’t any doubt why, with Tielemans proving to be one of many Premier League’s most fun younger box-to-box midfielders over the previous couple of seasons, notably scoring that epic 30-yard screamer that gained Leicester their first FA Cup title final 12 months.
In 175 appearances for the membership, he is made a reasonably spectacular return of 27 targets and 25 assists throughout all competitions, with the Belgian scoring some beauties in that point, together with his final Premier League purpose towards Everton from outdoors the field.
Earlier than the World Cup, Leicester had been quietly assured that they would not let their star midfielder go away on a free, with Tielemans that includes in all three of Belgium’s group video games, however was unable to offer the inspiration to ship his facet by to the last-16.
He was a part of the Belgium facet who disappointingly exited the World Cup on the group levels
Tielemans failed to attain throughout the match however featured in all of Belgium’s group video games
Whereas there was a lot hypothesis on his future, the midfielder, who has simply returned from the Qatar World Cup is remaining coy over his future, saying: ‘I am not going to talk an excessive amount of about my contract scenario in the intervening time.
‘My household may be very completely happy there [in Leicester] and that is essential. I did not go away in the summertime as I at all times mentioned the challenge needed to be the precise one.
‘Simply because issues are getting worse now at Leicester does not imply I ought to remorse [staying]. Whether or not you might be in your final contract 12 months or not, it is also not the case that I speak to the membership each day about my extension or not. That is work for my agent.
Whereas he is been a goal for Arsenal for a while, the midfielder stays coy over his future
‘Ultimately I’ll determine. There was speak of various golf equipment, however I will not go into that. I am completely happy to get a little bit of recent air right here [with Belgium] as a result of it is powerful at Leicester proper now.’
Whereas it will likely be an enormous blow for the Foxes to lose him, Leicester rallied to achieve some momentum earlier than the World Cup break, successful 4 of their final 5 league video games.
They at the moment sit thirteenth within the league, 5 factors off sixth place and can return to motion on Boxing Day to face Newcastle on the King Energy Stadium.
