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title: "Arsenal: Youri Tielemans wants Gunners move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2022-07-30T06:15:17Z"
modified: "2022-07-30T06:15:17Z"
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# Arsenal: Youri Tielemans wants Gunners move

**[Leicester City](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leicester-city-news/) midfielder Youri Tielemans wants to complete a move to [Arsenal](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/) in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.**

### The Lowdown: Tielemans a summer target

The Belgian has arguably grown into one of the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/)‘s best midfielders in recent years, proving to be a key man for the Foxes under Brendan Rodgers, who has [described](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10108967/Leicester-boss-Brendan-Rodgers-calls-Youri-Tielemans-one-Europes-midfielders.html) him as ‘outstanding’ and even one of the best in Europe.

Tielemans has continually been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/arsenal-youri-tielemans-transfer-news-rumours-updates/) with a move to Arsenal this summer, as Mikel Arteta looks to make a significant midfield signing.

Leicester are proving to be stubborn when it comes to letting the 25-year-old leave the club but it seems clear what the player himself wants to happen in the coming weeks.

### The Latest: Midfielder wants move

Speaking to [*Give Me Sport*](https://www.givemesport.com/88039338-arsenal-30m-star-has-agreed-personal-terms-and-wants-emirates-move), Jacobs claimed that Tielemans wants to be an Arsenal player imminently, having agreed personal terms with the Gunners already:

> “As Leicester have said and as I’ve said repeatedly, Arsenal have never made an offer for Youri Tielemans.
>
> “What they have done is gone to the player and agreed personal terms, broadly speaking. What they do know is that Tielemans would like to move to Arsenal.”

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### The Verdict: Final piece of the jigsaw?

Arsenal have spent well this summer, bringing in the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, but they are still arguably missing a box-to-box midfielder of Tielemans’ ilk.

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The Belgium international is a force both on and off the ball, [scoring six goals and chipping in with four assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/136345/Show/Youri-Tielemans) in the league last season, as well as averaging 2.3 tackles per game, and he could bring an all-round quality that arguably nobody else at the Emirates possesses.

With Arsenal’s defence and attack both looking strong, and with Martin Odegaard and Fabio Vieira providing craft behind the front-line, Tielemans could be the final piece of the jigsaw, completing the midfield and bringing balance to it.