Monaco’s Youri Tielemans has been linked with numerous Premier League clubs, including Leicester City and West Ham United.
West Ham United have made a last-ditch enquiry to sign Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans, according to Sky Sports.
It is expected that the Belgian international will leave Monaco this week with 2017 Champions League semi-finalists stuck in the Ligue 1 relegation zone. Tielemans is also understood to have a strained relationship with Leonardo Jardim, who returned to the Stade Louis II over the weekend to replace Thierry Henry.
And Sky believes that West Ham have joined the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle United in attempting to lure Tielemans to England, although the latter could bow out of the race with Miguel Almiron heading to Tyneside from Atlanta United.
Tielemans, a two time Belgian Young Player of the Year, has scored five goals in 20 Ligue 1 games this season.
According to The Sun, however, West Ham could miss out as Leicester City are on the verge of landing the 21-year-old midfielder on a six-month loan deal with Adrien Silva heading in the opposite direction.
Tielemans, who moved to Monaco for £21 million from Anderlecht in 2017, would have been a fine addition for a West Ham midfield already lacking Jack Wilshire and Carlos Sanchez due to long-term injuries.
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