Youri Tielemans has shone in the Premier League at Leicester City to reportedly catch the eye of Pochettino’s Spurs and Emery’s Arsenal.
Leicester City loanee Youri Tielemans is ‘desperate’ to play Champions League football next season with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur circling, according to The Sun (1 May, page 53).
Tielemans has been a revelation since he joined The Foxes on loan from Monaco in the January transfer window, producing three goals and four assists so far for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Understandably, Leicester would love to sign the Belgian international on a permanent basis with Monaco demanding £40 million for the one-time Anderlecht starlet.
Though the 2016 Premier League champions are likely to face a tough challenge with North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham both very interested in bringing Tielemans to the capital.
And reports that the 21-year-old has his heart set on playing Champions League football as early as the 2019/20 season represents a potential hammer blow to Leicester’s hopes of breaking their transfer record this summer.
Tielemans’ demands also add extra intrigue to an already exciting top four race in the Premier League. With two games remaining, Spurs are in third, two places and four points above an Arsenal side who may be forced to settle for the Europa League for the third straight season.
If things stay the same, Tottenham will have a big advantage over Arsenal and Leicester in the chase for Tielemans’s signature.
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