According to ESPN, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal simply have to pay £40 million for Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans, a player Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur decided against signing in the summer transfer window.
Arsenal have to pay £40m for Tottenham Hotspur-linked Youri Tielemans
Tielemans is out of contract at Leicester at the end of the season, but, according to ESPN, the former Premier League champions are still demeaning £40 million in transfer fees.
The report has claimed interest in the Belgium international midfielder Arsenal.
Interestingly, Arsenal’s bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur have also been linked with the 25-year-old midfielder.
Well-known and well-respected journalist Dean Jones The Football Terrace last month that earlier this summer Tielemans was Tottenham’s top target, adding that the player himself would have picked Spurs over Arsenal because of UEFA Champions League football.
Could a transfer happen?
In our opinion, if Leicester City do not lower their asking price for Youri Tielemans, then Arsenal are unlikely to sign him in the summer transfer window.
Yes, Tielemans is a very good midfielder and was described as “an incredible talent” by former Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson on Sky Sports News (12:59pm, October 23, 2021).
But, he is out of contract at Leicester at the end of the season, and Arsenal are unlikely to pay £40 million for a player they could sign on a free next summer.
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