Before the start of the transfer window, his transfer seemed understood. Youri Tielemans was definitely going to leave Leicester to join Arsenal. But the Gunners have visibly changed their minds. Indeed, the arrival of Fabio Vieira in London would have dampened the hopes of a transfer. Suddenly, Tielemans could finally stay with the Foxes. Unless another club pushes hard to host the Red Devil.
This formation could be Manchester United. This is announced by the very serious Times taken over by the Express on Tuesday. ‘According to various sources, Erik ten Hag is considering making a surprise offer for Leicester midfielder’announce the newspapers.
Tielemans is out of contract in 2023. Therefore, Leicester are not against a sale as the club know their midfielder would leave for free at the end of the season. But the leaders hope to receive at least 25 million euros. “Arsenal were in the crosshairs for the 25-year-old but it seems the climate has changed.” However, again, Ketje de Bruxelles is not the priority for the Red Devils.
“It’s clear that United’s two priority targets in midfield are Frenkie de Jong and Christian Eriksen”, explains the Times. Sky Sports have already announced today that the negotiations between Barca and Manchester for the transfer of De Jong are in very good shape. While Christian Eriksen has the huge advantage of being free because his contract ends at Brentford at the end of the month.
But if Manchester United fail to complete either of their two deals, Tielemans would be a credible option. The price should not cool Manchester and the profile of the player interests ten Hag. Already, Tielemans has a lot of experience with a World Cup and a Euro with the Devils. But he also played in the Europa League with Leicester and the Champions League with Monaco. In addition, he knows the Premier League very well, having played there for three seasons now.
United will have to find replacements for Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba who left for Serie A. AS Roma for the first and, normally, Juventus for the second. Other elements have yet to find a way out like the Belgian-Brazilian Andreas Pereira (Fulham, Flamengo and Crystal Palace are interested) but also for Jesse Lingard just like Juan Mata. In short, Manchester is a real construction site and places are up for grabs.
For its part, Arsenal does not completely close the door to Tielemans. But the club especially wants to finalize the arrival of Gabriel Jesus and Lisandro Martinez as a priority.