Clubs linked with Youri Tielemans and probable destination

Arsenal
have
been
long
admirers
of
the
Belgian,
but
we
have
not
seen
enough
initiative
from
the
Gunners
for
the
25-year-old
yet.

Manchester
United
are
reportedly
also
keeping
tabs
on
the
Leicester
City
star
as
newly
installed
boss
Erik
ten
Hag
is
prioritising
midfield
acquisitions
in
the
summer
transfer
market.

The
Dutch
manager
is
in
desperate
need
of
reinforcements
following
the
departures
of
Jesse
Lingard,
Paul
Pogba,
Nemanja
Matic
and
Juan
Mata,
who
all
saw
their
contracts
expire
at
the
end
of
last
season.

As
of
now,
Manchester
United
and
Arsenal
are
seemingly
the
only
two
possible
destinations
for
the
25-year-old.
With
neither
of
the
two
clubs
having
Champions
League
football
to
offer,
it
will
be
more
about
the
project
and
of
course
the
financial
aspects
of
the
deal.

United
are
close
to
agreeing
a
deal
for
Frenkie
de
Jong
from
Barcelona
and
already
have
players
like
Fred,
Scott
McTominay,
Donny
van
de
Beek
and
Bruno
Fernandes
in
midfield.
Tielemans’ move
to
Old
Trafford
will
make
sense
if
De
Jong
is
brought
in
to
play
as
a
number
six.
Otherwise,
it
will
not
make
any
sense
for
Tielemans
to
make
a
switch
to
Manchester
United.

Arsenal,
meanwhile,
are
in
a
dire
need
of
a
proper
box-to-box
midfielder
and
it
is
unclear
why
they
are
yet
to
make
any
attempt
to
bolster
their
midfield
ranks.
Fabio
Vieira
has
been
brought
in
but
he
is
more
of
a
number
ten
than
a
number
eight.

Tielemans
seemed
to
a
player
destined
for
the
Emirates
for
several
months
now
and
Arsenal
must
act
soon
if
they
have
to
sign
the
Belgian.