Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal could be forced to make a bid for Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window because of Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United, according to CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs in GiveMeSport.
The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that both Arsenal and Newcastle are interested in signing Leicester City midfielder Tielemans.
The Belgium international is out of contract at the Foxes at the end of the season.
Arsenal could wait until the end of the season to bring the £120,000-a-week (SalarySport) to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2023, but if Newcastle make a move now, then things could change for the Gunners, according to Jacobs.
Newcastle could change Arsenal’s Youri Tielemans plans
Jacobs said: “It’s very interesting because we know that Arsenal’s interest in Tielemans hasn’t gone away. The price just hasn’t been right for them historically. So, it would be logical that they would wait for him on a free transfer.
“But if a club like Newcastle choose to come calling, it changes the dynamic and it forces Arsenal to make a decision. Are they prepared to pay a fee for Tielemans? If not, they would have to wait and see whether or not he would go elsewhere mid-season or wait for them to come calling when he’s available on a free transfer.”
Could a January transfer happen?
In our view, Leicester City are unlikely to sell Youri Tielemans to Arsenal or Newcastle United in the January transfer window.
Yes, the former Premier League champions will lose the Belgian on a free transfer at the end of the season if he does not sign a new deal in the coming months, but they are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
Leicester will surely want to keep their best players beyond January and not weaken their squad.
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