Arsenal are likely to push ahead with a move for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans, according to a number of reports in the English media.
The Gunners are hoping to land the Belgian international for only £25m this summer, with the player having only a year left on his contract, but supporters on Twitter are not certain he would be a good signing:
25m is a bargain but is he going to take us to next level?!
— Gooner52 (@gooner52) May 23, 2022
I believe serious clubs with vision should he going for Yves Bissouma
— Lucas Okuna (@lucas_okuna) May 23, 2022
We need strong players with physique 😎
— DUKE OF WEST 👑 (@PatrickEmpra) May 23, 2022
He can’t run
— Adam Clifford (@adam_midgardr9) May 23, 2022
idk man
— dr. calvin odisé 🦇🇦🇱 (@liluziwhore_) May 23, 2022
Nah
— AfcS11 (@ShahAFC11) May 23, 2022
Ruben Neves Please
— Roselily (@Roselil1296) May 23, 2022
This is not a sensible transfer option whatsoever in my opinion.
— Lewis (@AFCKnapp) May 23, 2022
I don’t rate this guy, why is Arteta pushing there plenty players for 25 mil
— Sashko (@AGooner30) May 23, 2022
They should get us Yves bissouma instead.. He has more work rate than tielemans…
— Fred Joseph (@Kingpin1718) May 24, 2022
Talks with Tielemans’s agent have already taken place, and the fact that the 25-year-old could be available for a relatively small fee means it wouldn’t really be much of a risk.
There are probably better options out there but the main alternative, Wolves’s Ruben Neves, may cost double the price and, with the Gunners not in the Champions League, they may not be the Portuguese midfielder’s favoured destination either.
Tielemans does also have other suitors, with Manchester United and West Ham having been credited with an interest in the Belgian but, after laying the groundwork with his representatives, it does seem as though Arsenal are leading the battle for his signature at the moment.
