How Manchester United could solve a couple of midfield issue with Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans

The
Danish
midfielder
was
a
wanted
man
in
the
summer
with
his
former
side
Brentford
also
looking
to
get
him.
However,
United
won
the
chase
and
Eriksen
so
far
has
flourished
impressively.

United’s
main
target
was
to
get
Barcelona’s
Frenkie
De
Jong
in
the
summer
who
could
be
the
ball
carrier
from
the
middle.
Eriksen
so
far
has
impressed
in
that
role
massively.
The
30-year-old
has
been
tasked
with
the
role
of
picking
the
ball
up
from
the
defence
and
playing
it
forward
to
start
attacks.
With
one
goal
and
seven
assists
to
his
name
in
Premier
League,
he
definitely
has
lived
up
to
his
expectations.

However,
ever
since
his
injury
in
United’s
Carabao
Cup
clash
against
Reading,
Ten
Hag
has
struggled
to
fill
in
that
gap.
Fred
has
been
deputized
with
the
same
profile
as
of
now
but
that
precision
has
been
missed
from
his
game.
The
club
also
have
Kobbie
Mainoo
and
Zidane
Iqbal
waiting
in
the
wings
to
provide
extra
cover
but
forcing
them
into
the
first-team
role
so
fast
could
be
challenging.

Therefore,
replacing
him
with
players
not
suited
to
or
ready
for
the
task
could
hamper
the
free-flowing
system.
With
that
in
mind,
United
are
likely
to
jump
into
the
market
next
summer,
and
if
that
is
so,
United
could
have
a
readymade
replacement
ready.

Leicester
City’s
Youri
Tielemans
will
be
a
free
agent
as
per
the
current
contract
situation
and
it
could
be
wise
for
the
Red
Devils
to
snap
him
up.

The
Belgian
midfielder
has
been
one
of
the
top-performing
players
in
the
division
ever
since
his
arrival
at
King
Power
Stadium.
Tielemans
plays
the
same
role
as
Eriksen
in
the
Leicester
side
helping
his
side
dictate
possession
and
control
the
tempo
of
the
game.

Getting
a
versatile
midfielder
like
him
that
too
on
a
free
deal
could
solve
a
lot
of
problems
for
the
Red
Devils
in
the
transfer
market
next
summer.
United
who
are
still
on
a
rebuilding
spree
could
invest
the
rest
of
the
budget
in
other
areas,
precisely
on
a
striker
and
a
goalkeeper.
Now
it
remains
to
be
seen
if
they
actually
make
a
move
in
the
summer
and
manage
to
pull
off
a
deal
considering
he
is
also
attracting
interest
from
other
sides
as
well.