Arsenal has been desperate to sign Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans for some time now as the Belgian runs down his contract at the King Power Stadium.
He will be a free agent at the end of this season and can begin to speak to clubs in January in a bid to find a new home in the summer.
The Foxes know time is running out on them and they are now looking to move on from him in a significant boost to Arsenal.
The Daily Mail reveals they are interested in World Cup star Azzedine Ounahi after his exploits for Morocco at Qatar 2022, and he could be the man to replace Tielemans.
The Angers midfielder will likely make the move next month or at the end of the season, paving the way for Arsenal to land their man.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tielemans is one of Leicester’s key players, and they will not allow him to leave without finding a replacement. If they can add Ounahi to their squad in January, they could then listen to offers for him.
However, we can sign him on a pre-contract agreement so that he will join us at the end of this season because we are not desperate to add a new midfielder to our squad now.
But if he is available for a very small fee, we could fast-track our effort so that he can contribute to our second half of the season.
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Speculations, rumors and false rumors. So near and yet so far. We have a better chance of completing the signing for striker Karim Benzema than midfield general Youri Tielemans. For reasons unknown, it’s just not going to happen. Hope I will be proved wrong.
You won’t be proved wrong. I am glad you won’t be!
How do you know he is seen as a replacement for Tielemans. You’re just guessing aren’t you? Not a very good guess either because he looks like a more appropriate replacement for Maddison to me.
I don’t rate him he is a worse off version of Xhaka. He did himself no favors at the WC.
You did not watch the world cup…
Does anyone selse besides me not get all this constant Tieleman hype and also IMO a totally false rumour> There have indeed BEEN MANY media reports, as well as constant regurgitated JA ahem, “articles”.
But when it first emerged as a rumour, I gave it my usual deep thought and concluded that it was invented bunk.
Tielemans is a half decent player, lacking any consistency though, and is in no way the type of player that MA needs or would want. He is a luxury player!
Even on a free, at a time when KSE funds need to be spent VERY wisely, Tielemans would need high wages and IMO, IT WAS NEVER AND WILL NOT EVER BE GOING TO HAPPEN.
I am bored at constantly reading the same old bunk, tbh!