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title: "Newcastle United: Ben Jacobs confirms interest in Youri Tielemans"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours-nufc-news-eddie-howe-youri-tielemans/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Aaron Hindhaugh"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2023-01-03T08:10:17Z"
modified: "2023-01-03T08:10:17Z"
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# Newcastle United: Ben Jacobs confirms interest in Youri Tielemans

**Journalist Ben Jacobs has confirmed that [Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/) are interested in signing [Youri Tielemans](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/youri-tielemans/) this month.**

### The Lowdown: Interest in Tielemans

[Due to the injury sustained](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jonjo-shelvey-injury-newcastle-united-25838776) by Jonjo Shelvey, [it has been reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11577443/Newcastle-want-Jorginho-free-summer-leaves-Chelsea-Blues-seek-younger-squad.html) that Newcastle are going to be active in the market as they go in search of a new central midfielder to fill the void.

[Reports have suggested](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11577443/Newcastle-want-Jorginho-free-summer-leaves-Chelsea-Blues-seek-younger-squad.html) that Tielemans is on the shortlist and [Craig Hope has admitted](https://thisisfutbol.com/2022/12/blogs/premier-league/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours-nufc-latest-news-craig-hope-youri-tielemans/) on the True Faith podcast that Howe is indeed a fan of the midfielder, having [been linked](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1673792/Newcastle-Youri-Tielemans-secret-weapon-Leicester-Premier-League-transfer-news) with him in 2022.

Tielemans arriving at Newcastle would potentially unleash [Bruno Guimaraes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/bruno-guimaraes/) to play further forward and try to rediscover his goalscoring form from last season.

### The Latest: Howe keen on signing Belgium star

Jacobs spoke on [The Done Deal Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2UgWpaiso) about the genuine interest Newcastle hold in Tielemans as they look to push for the top four during the second half of this season.

He said: “Now we’re hearing Newcastle United again – and there’s no smoke without fire, here. Newcastle are looking at Youri Tielemans as an option, and they have other options as well, but they want somebody that is \[good\] value – and Tielemans is because his contract is ticking down.

“And their January strategy has changed, really, because of how good they’ve been, and they need that depth and quality to try and solidify their place in a Champions League football spot.”

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### The Verdict: Newcastle should go for Tielemans

It’s no surprise that Newcastle are keen on landing Tielemans given he’s been called ‘[top class](https://www.pressreader.com/)‘ by his current manager [Brendan Rodgers](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/brendan-rodgers/), although he was benched for their last game against Liverpool.

Given that Newcastle [reportedly don’t want to spend heavily](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11585361/Eddie-Howe-vows-mega-rich-Newcastle-wont-handcuff-spending-big-January.html) during the transfer window, going for someone like Tielemans who will soon become a free agent would surely be a smart way to recruit.

It would be a statement of intent if Newcastle could land Tielemans to help beef up their midfield department as [he’s also been linked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-youri-tielemans-28715617) with a move to league leaders [Arsenal](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/) over the previous months, so to beat them to his signature could be huge.

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