Youri Tielemans ‘turns down a new contract at Leicester’ with less than 18 months to run on his current deal… leaving Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal on alert ahead of a potential summer bidding war for his signature
- Youri Tielemans has just under 18 months to run on his current Leicester contract
- Reports claim Tielemans recently turned down an extension offer from the Foxes
- Man United, Liverpool and Arsenal are all interested in signing the Belgian
- But they could face competition from Real Madrid and Juventus this summer
Youri Tielemans has left Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal on alert by reportedly turning down a new contract at Leicester.
Tielemans, 24, has spent the last two-and-a-half years with the Foxes after completing a £40million move from Monaco, registering 23 goals and 22 assists in 135 appearances for the Foxes.
The Belgian is now considered one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, meaning he has been attracting attention from a host of clubs over the past year.
Youri Tielemans has alerted Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal by rejecting a new Leicester deal
And with potential suitors queuing up to prise him away from Leicester, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting that he has recently turned down a new contract.
Tielemans has less than 18 months to run on his current deal, which gives the Foxes just one more transfer window to cash in before he can sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club in January.
According to Het Nieuwsblad, he is prepared to leave this summer for a club who have ambitions of winning their respective league title.
Leicester are reportedly open to dropping their asking price to £35m after failing to tie him down to an extension, having previously slapped a £60m valuation on their star midfielder.
Tielemans has less than 18 months on his current deal at the King Power left to run
News of the Belgian’s rejection will come as a major blow to Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers
Juventus and Real Madrid are understood to be circling, but Premier League trio United, Liverpool and Arsenal are also keen and could offer him the chance to remain in England.
United desperately need to strengthen their midfield this summer, especially given Paul Pogba looks set to depart Old Trafford on a free transfer in July.
Pogba’s departure will leave the Red Devils short of options in the middle of the park, with Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic their only natural central midfielders.
Liverpool are still yet to replace Georginio Wijnaldum following his move to PSG last summer, while Arsenal have their eye on a new midfield recruit ahead of Mohamed Elneny’s expected departure in the summer.
In Tielemans, all three teams would be adding a talented young player with sufficient Premier League experience to their ranks.
The former Anderlecht and Monaco star helped Leicester keep pace in the race for Champions League qualification in his first two seasons at the club.
He also scored the winning goal in last year’s FA Cup final, firing a sensational long-range effort home to secure a 1-0 win over eventual European champions Chelsea.
