Newcastle plotting Youri Tielemans swoop

An replace has emerged on Newcastle United and their curiosity in Youri Tielemans forward of the January switch window…

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In line with Jeunes Footeux, the Magpies are eyeing up a contemporary swoop to signal the Belgian worldwide after opting towards a transfer in the summertime.

The report claims that supervisor Eddie Howe desires to convey the expertise to St. James’ Park and that the membership are plotting a £17m provide to tempt Leicester Metropolis into cashing in on him.

He’s out of contract on the finish of the 2022/23 marketing campaign and it’s said that the Foxes may very well be compelled to promote in January to keep away from dropping him for nothing later within the yr.

Joe Willock improve

Howe might now land an improve on present Magpies central midfielder Joe Willock by securing a deal to signal Tielemans within the January window.

The ex-Arsenal prospect joined the membership from the Gunners on a everlasting foundation in the summertime of 2021 and endured a troublesome first full season on Tyneside. Within the 2021/22 marketing campaign, he averaged an unimpressive SofaScore rating of 6.71 – worse than 16 different gamers within the squad – within the Premier League as he performed 29 matches underneath Steve Bruce and Howe.

He scored two targets and failed to offer a single help for his teammates, while creating 0.6 probabilities per match, because the Englishman struggled to make a major impression on the high finish of the pitch.

Willock made 2.9 tackles and interceptions per recreation within the top-flight and misplaced 52% of his general duels, which means that he was busy however not significantly dominant defensively.

Tielemans, in the meantime, caught the attention as an attack-minded midfielder. He averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.06 as he scored six targets and offered four assists from the center of the park, while producing 1.2 key passes per outing.

Together with that, he additionally made 3.0 tackles and interceptions per recreation and received 51% of his battles. This implies that he gives the same stage of defending, by way of quantity and high quality, while offering much more within the attacking third of the pitch.

The Belgian magician, who talent scout Jacek Kulig beforehand dubbed an “outrageous” expertise, has additionally had a robust begin to the present season. He has averaged a rating of 7.32 within the division to this point, in comparison with Willock’s 6.82, and created four ‘huge probabilities’ in six appearances, which illustrates the extent of playmaking he can provide the aspect.

Due to this fact, he may very well be an enormous improve on Willock as he has the standard to make the distinction in assault and will chip in with targets and assists to win matches for Howe’s aspect within the second half of the marketing campaign.