There is talk that superpower clubs such as Manchester United and Barcelona are considering transfers for Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans. Yet he should stay with the Foxes as it is in the best interests of both parties.
This is an opinion piece by Foxes of Leicester; we shall look at information from legitimate sources along with some hearsay and supposition from social media such as Twitter. Obviously the King Power side’s staff, players and fans would love nothing more – apart from signing Kylian Mbappe, possibly – than retaining Tielemans’ services for at least one more campaign.
However, when apparent interest from teams such as Man United and Barca emerges, there is little chance of an outfit the size of LCFC keeping the star in question.
Nevertheless, the ownership are never bullied into selling by other clubs or the player who is the subject of a bid. But, as we saw with the infantile and ungrateful Riyad Mahrez – he’s changed his tune slightly since making silly comments – top talent and their ‘super agents’ do have a lot of influence over proceedings during open transfer markets.
The fact that Tielemans recently lauded LCFC as a place to work doesn’t really mean much to be honest; yes it is a positive sign, though you couldn’t really blame anyone for taking the chance to represent the Northern English giants, or the Spanish supremos – sorry Real Madrid. In addition, the Belgium international also praised the new training ground while reiterating how wonderful Leicester City is.
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Why Youri Tielemans would be wise to stay at Leicester City
Essentially, Tielemans is the man at the east Midlands team now: he’s a longtime midfield string-puller who scored the winner in the FA Cup, as well as being named Player and Players’ Player of the Season.
Therefore he is enjoying Jamie Vardy-esque worship from supporters, peers and the hierarchy. He would perhaps be shocked to be inevitably down the pecking order elsewhere – especially at the aforenamed major outfits.
This isn’t to say that Belgian won’t eventually be good enough to succeed at an institution like United and the Blaugrana, he is a marvellous footballer. Though I’m not sure he’s quite ready to make the drastic jump immediately.
Let’s be realistic, he’s not a guaranteed starter with Liverpool, Manchester City or those Super League wannabes at present. If Tielemans does depart Filbert Way, he must face being afforded less playing time. Another campaign with Leicester would hone his skills and hopefully ensure Brendan Rodgers’ team reenter the Champions League.
However, the Blue Army are right to be suspicious of the partially solo lap of honour Tielemans undertook at the final whistle following the Tottenham Hotspur match. He did a fair bit if waving – a goodbye? – and seemed fairly emotional.
Maybe we are all reading too much into that last match situation; there have been reports from viable journalists, such as Fabrizio Romano, suggesting that the former is on the precipice of penning a new Foxes deal sometime soon. Although, that tweet came prior to LCFC’s consecutive failure to reach the UCL – in spite of a wonderful term overall.
Basically, Romano said that Tielemans “wants to stay”; furthermore, the Italian reporter claims Rodgers wants to remain with the Foxes, as well as his prime asset. According to the writer’s timeline, the ex-Monaco man and his representatives would already be negotiating a fresh deal, but that has not been confirmed by the club nor manager as of yet.
The fact that LCFC spent a stunningly incredible total of 567 days in the Premier League’s top four, without ultimately qualifying for the pinnacle European tournament, hopefully won’t be lost on Tielemans. This team has a rapport and is a challenger for all that they are a part of. The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence, as we’ve witnessed before.