Arsenal: Tielemans a “matter of time”

Arsenal‘s transfer for Youri Tielemans might occur within the close to future, in response to Sky Sports activities pundit Michael Dawson…

What’s the phrase?

The Gunners’ former foe was talking on Sky Sports activities Information hours earlier than their Premier League victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers [13:35pm, November 12th] and claimed:

“He’s coming to the tip of his contract, so that may be a no brainer, I believe. Will they wait till the summer season? That might be a query,” earlier than then including: “Tielemans – I believe it’ll solely be a matter of time.”

Ought to Arsenal signal Tielemans in January?

In the meantime, a report from Voetbal Primeur this week recommended that the Leicester Metropolis dynamo had already agreed on a deal to hitch the north London giants on the finish of his £35k-per-week contract, which is about to run out on the finish of the season.

90min have additionally mentioned that the 25-year-old is prone to be a goal in January however for the way a lot stays to be seen having been touted at £25m in the summertime, with the Foxes star at present valued at £36m by CIES Soccer Observatory.

Good reinforcement in January

Arsenal sit atop the standings heading into the break for the Qatar World Cup this month, which means they are going to be holding the untimely crown at Christmas – one thing that the membership haven’t skilled in a really very long time.

And while Mikel Arteta’s staff have been wholly spectacular this marketing campaign, the reality of the matter is, they’re solely a smatter of accidents away from all of it crumbling.

The Spaniard is severely missing energy in depth. If he had been to lose Gabriel Jesus, then it could be all the way down to Eddie Nketiah, who has proven little or no since signing his contract extension.

It’s an identical state of affairs within the engine room and fears may have shot up after seeing Granit Xhaka depart the pitch prematurely on Saturday evening. Arteta has since put that all the way down to being a sickness bug, although the troublesome state of affairs over any potential unavailability nonetheless lingers.

Similar to Nketiah, Albert Sambi Lokonga has hardly been inspiring in what little recreation time he’s been provided, which is strictly why the membership – specifically technical director Edu Gaspar – should seal a transfer for Tielemans sooner quite than later.

His all-roundedness makes for the best signing in January as he can contribute at both finish of the pitch – very very similar to the aforementioned Swiss star and his midfield accomplice, Thomas Partey.

As soon as described as a “phenomenon” by former Anderlecht man Par Zetterberg, Tielemans has maybe been the one different shining mild to James Maddison on the King Energy Stadium this time period, having offered 4 objective contributions in 15 outings and as many as 44 shot-creating actions, through FBref.

The 25-year-old, who’s heading to this month’s main event with Belgium, additionally ranks inside the highest 12% of his positional friends throughout Europe for tackles (2.8) and the highest 17% for blocks (1.58) per 90, thus exhibiting that defensive facet to his recreation, too.

These are literally numbers that exceed each the inform Xhaka – who has managed just one extra SCA – and Partey – who isn’t as identified for his attacking third efforts.

As such, it could be sensible for Edu and Arteta to make Tielemans a precedence in January as he’d add important depth in what may very well be a surprising title run-in heading into the again finish of the 2022/23 marketing campaign and to additionally support their quest for silverware in Europe.

AND in different information, Arteta might land Yaya Toure 2.0 as Arsenal eye swoop for “relentless” £35m “phenom”…