Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell believes the Gunners will try to seal the switch of Youri Tielemans in advance of his Leicester City teammate James Maddison this summer season.
Tielemans, who's a target for some of Premier League clubs, is expected to give up the King Power on the cease of the season, by way of which period he'll most effective have a 12 months last on his Foxes contract.
Arsenal, in conjunction with north London rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been tipped to make a move for the Belgian over the direction of the ultimate years. Indeed, the participant is said to be to be had for just £25million.
But Tielemans isn't always the only Leicester participant on Mikel Arteta’s radar. The £70m-rated Maddison additionally emerged as a pinnacle goal closing summer season.
However, Campbell believes that Tielemans is the midfielder who Mikel Arteta will target over Maddison. That is right down to the reality that Arsenal are already well-stocked within the playmaking department after Martin Odegaard’s arrival final summer.
Speaking to Football Insider, Campbell said: “I think Youri Tielemans is the one they may be searching at.
“I could be wrong on that however I think the ship has sailed with Maddison. We have Odegaard now so spending another £50 million on an attacking midfielder, I just don’t see it.
“Tielemans is a player Arsenal want. He has a unique recreation to Maddison.
“I’m sure Arteta will see him as our kind of player. For me, Tielemans is the one and I hope we are able to get that deal carried out in the summer time.”
Tielemans has emerged as one of the Premier League’s top midfielders due to the fact arriving in England in 2019.
