Many Arsenal fans will be keeping a close eye on Youri Tielemans because he is a player they could sign for free this summer.
Many chastised Arsenal for failing to sign him on a cheap deal either last summer or during the recently closed winter transfer window, but it seems Arteta and co. knew what they were doing. In the end, they’ll probably get Tielemans for free.
“Ultimately, the player now has a big window of opportunity in terms of where he could land next,” said Dean Jones on Give Me Sport.
“It’s not impossible that Arsenal now make their move for him. Arsenal were always against paying a fee for him, knowing that he could be available for free if they could get this far.”
It will be difficult to sign Tielemans now he will be on a free transfer. He is one player that any team that signs will likely get the best deal of the year. Newcastle and Manchester United are known admirers of the Belgian and would do anything for him, but let’s hope Arsenal’s resurgence makes it too difficult for Tielemans to turn down a chance to play under Arteta.
Imagine a midfield unit comprised of Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Youri Tielemans, and Granit Xhaka; Arteta could boast of having the best midfield in Europe, not just the Premier League.
Daniel O
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In the summer, assuming no player leaves, we only need 2 midfielders as priority and they must be first teamers. One very mobile, strong and technical 8/10 and another physical, defensive and technical 6/8. The 2 players must be so good that they are capable of displacing Partey/Xhaka/Odegarrd from the team. Then ship either of Lokonga or Vieira and Jorginho. But if we can only buy one then it must be an 8/6 with above qualities to displace Xhaka from the team.
My pick is Bellingham and De Jong/Caicedo. Tielemans can displace any of our current 11.
*Tielemans can’t*
Tielemans articles , the gift that keeps giving to JA and the rumour that won’t die either. Even the fictional undead, like Count Dracula is finally killed when some third rate actor, such as Peter Cushing, finally sticks a stake in his heart. I wonder if some generous Gooner would send a juicy fillet “steak” to Ad Pat as Pat is hungry for Tielemans articles and in return for the generous steak, ask PAT to FINALLY kill this false rumour.
If any non British Gooners have no idea what i am talking about , please dont worry, as it is not worth knowing.
I used to watch Dracula films as a young man and howl with laughter at how camp they were.
Don’t tell me they are finally dead, PLEASE!
PS; Batman tv shows were far camper still and are still hilarious, if you can still catch them.
Daniel O, your final paragraph really made me laugh.
Are you really serious, the best midfield in Europe? 😂
That best midfield in Europe line wa an hilarious load of hype and typical of hype driven fans who have lost all touch with reality.
How any sane and serious minded fan can think as DANIEL appears to think is a mystery!
IT JUST SHOW SHOWS HOW BIASED CERTAIN GOONERS REALLY ARE.
It’s not about the free transfer, it’s the total cost of ownership (TCO).
Player transfer cost + wages over the contract period = TCO.
Compare that to the benefit of having him for those years, relative to other players’ TCO…
Transfer fee alone is not a guide. It’s likely that Tielemans will want higher wages when he’s a free agent, but that weighs against him on the benefits side.
That’s the pure financial view. There also the real-world questions:
Do we need a player of his type and one of his relative abilities (compared to others of the same type – CAM, whatever).
My take on it is an overall no.