If the leader of the Premier League, Arsenal, is once once more very interested, Tielemans is not the (only) priority of the Gunners this winter. The Londoners are also preparing offers for Ukrainian nugget Mykhaylo Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk) and are also interested in João Felix (Atletico Madrid) and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio).
Arsenal doubled by another PL club?
Another Premier League club might benefit from a hesitation from the Londoners: This is Newcastle, one of the good surprises of the season in England. Bought by a Saudi investment fund in October 2021, the club from the north of England is looking to grow little by little by attracting ever louder names.
Currently third in the PL, the Magpies have set their sights on two Leicester City players this winter, according to the Northern Echo : James Maddison and Youri Tielemans. “The Magpies recruitment team have identified the Leicester City duo as key targets before the transfer market opens. can we read in the English daily, pointing out that the Red Devil would even be the number one priority of the club.
The midfielder is the best alternative to Jonjo Shelvey, too often injured and whose contract may not be extended next summer. In the person of Tielemans, the Magpies would have a replacement on hand”ready to use” and who has already proven himself during four seasons in Leicester, where he has been playing since January 2019.
It remains to be seen how much the leaders of Newcastle would be ready to put for a player who will be free next July, but also at what price Leicester will be ready to let go of their captain and their hub when the Foxes are having a very complicated season.