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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Leicester City star Youri Tielemans was offered to ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-leicester-city-star-youri-tielemans-was-offered-to-ex-spurs-boss-mauricio-pochettino/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-10-08T06:30:56Z"
modified: "2020-10-08T06:30:56Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Leicester City star Youri Tielemans was offered to ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino

**According to an [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-fc-news-transfer-window-signings-rated-a4564621.html) revelation, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy made an offer to ex-boss Mauricio Pochettino about signing Leicester City star Youri Tielemans, when the Argentine was still in charge at Tottenham.**

Indeed, journalist Dan Kilpatrick claims the Foxes playmaker was tabled – but Pochettino rejected Levy’s proposal.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN-500x300.png)

The former Lilywhites favourite, who was allegedly sceptical, rebuffed the idea of signing the [29-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/youri-tielemans/profil/spieler/249565) Belgium star who would later go on to [become an asset](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wonderful--natural-leader-youri-3496446) under Foxes’ boss Brendan Rodgers.

Real Madrid sensation Marco Asensio was also offered up, but he too was rejected, according to Kilpatrick.

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Described as [‘fantastic’ and a ‘natural leader’](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wonderful--natural-leader-youri-3496446), Lilywhites fans may wonder what might have been if the attacker did move to north London.

According to [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/136345/History/Youri-Tielemans), Tielemans completed 1.5 key passes per 90 in the final third for Leicester over 2019/2020 – all while notching six assists and scoring three goals.

The 23-year-old debatably could have been utilised as a successor to ex-playmaker Christian Eriksen after his January move to Inter Milan.

Eriksen has been long touted as [significantly missed](https://en.as.com/en/2020/02/02/football/1580648627_230380.html), and Tielemans could have helped fill the gaping hole he left behind. Ex-Premier League star Eden Hazard even called him a ‘[major player](https://www.goal.com/en/news/tielemans-will-be-a-major-player-hazard-praises-leicester/1r148r7qx56om151rti04yk062)‘, lofty praise from his international compatriot.

Indeed, given that Levy was willing to invest in his reported [£40 million fee](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-grabbed-bargain-40m-3223081), it appears that Pochettino passed up quite the opportunity.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict-500x300.png)

Even though Tottenham have enjoyed a historic transfer window, signing the ‘super six’ in a [flurry of great deals](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-swansea-city-defender-joe-rodon-close-to-deadline-day-spurs-move/), a natural creative midfielder akin to Eriksen is still lacking in the squad.

The Evening Standard claims, along with Asensio and Tielemans, that Pochettino turned down other offers to sign a few other potentially top-class players.

In a hypothetical universe, Spurs could be stacked across the board – with the attacker joining an already strong squad.

While Jose Mourinho demands something different from his signings, he could have used a presence like Tielemans, but alas, it was not to be.

***Spurs fans, should Pochettino have taken the opportunity to sign Tielemans? Have your say in the comments down below…***