Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans is being linked with a move to Manchester United this January.
The 25-year-old Belgian was extensively linked to Arsenal and United last year as he reached the final 12 months of his contract at the King Power Stadium. However, because the Foxes insisted on keeping their playmaker, a deal never happened.
Since Leicester is not expected to reach an agreement on a new term, he will now become a free agent at the end of the current season. And according to CBS writer Ben Jacobs, United might be planning to sign him before the deadline on Tuesday or after his current deal expires.
As reported by the Sun, he said:
“I think we shouldn’t only be referring to a late Manchester United movement in terms of strikers. From what I hear it’s more creative-minded players that can either get box to box from attacking midfield, or in central areas, or are a little more versatile across the front areas.”
“Therefore keep an eye on a player like Youri Tielemans who will be available on a free transfer in the summer.”
“The expectation is that Leicester are going to try and hang on to Tielemans, they are not going to accept any financial offers now, because it’s more valuable to the football club to lose him on a free but have Tielemans help keep Leicester up.”
Tielemans joined Leicester on loan from Monaco in January 2019 and signed a £32 million deal six months later. He has 184 appearances with the Premier League team, with 28 goals and 25 assists to his name.
Tieleman’s greatest moment with the Foxes was the time when he scored the winning goal in the 2021 FA Cup final. United has been linked with a number of other midfielders over the past 12 months. They were interested in signing Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong prior to going for Casemiro. Declan Rice and Nicolo Zaniolo have also been long-term targets for the Red Devils.
