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title: "West Ham United: Irons set to face ‘big competition’ in Youri Tielemans pursuit"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-02-22T13:36:16Z"
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# West Ham United: Irons set to face ‘big competition’ in Youri Tielemans pursuit

**West Ham are set to face ‘big competition’ in their pursuit of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.**

### The Lowdown: Tielemans’ contract situation

The Belgium international has entered the [final 18 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/youri-tielemans/profil/spieler/249565) of his current Leicester contract, which is set to expire at the end of June 2023.

According to [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1492236650935640065?s=20&t=z4s8a9jA-Y4G1C6yKcOE0A), the 24-year-old has already decided that he will not extend his contract with Brendan Rodgers’ side, and an offer of a new deal has duly been rejected by the midfielder. This has sparked a frenzy in clubs’ interest of the player, who has a current market valuation of [£49.5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/youri-tielemans/marktwertverlauf/spieler/249565).

The [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10504943/Youri-Tielemans-Man-Utd-Liverpool-Arsenal-alert-Leicester-midfielder-rejects-new-contract.html) have reported that many elite European clubs, including the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Juventus, are all keeping close tabs on his situation.

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### The Latest: O’Rourke on West Ham and Tielemans

Despite such illustrious links, [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/youri-tielemans-still-not-interested-extending-leicester-stay) claimed that a number of other clubs , including West Ham, are also keen to secure the Leicester man’s services.

O’Rourke weighed in on the situation, claiming that it will be a tough signing for the Hammers to pull off. Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87975235-west-ham-are-set-to-face-big-competition-for-youri-tielemans-this-summer), he stated: “They’ll have a big competition for Tielemans, West Ham, if they do follow up their interest in him.”

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### The Verdict: Would be a fantastic coup

Tielemans’ underlying statistics illustrate just how good an addition he would be for David Moyes’ side. When compared with players in the same position (via [FB Ref](https://fbref.com/en/players/56f7a928/Youri-Tielemans)), over the last year the midfielder has ranked in the 95th percentile for total shots, the 93rd percentile for non-penalty expected goals plus expected assisted, and the 96th percentile for shot-creating actions.

With a lack of goals [a more recent issue](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/spielplan/verein/379/saison_id/2021) for West Ham, the Belgian could add an attacking threat that the midfield so desperately needs, as illustrated by his 24 goals and 22 assists in [138 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/youri-tielemans/leistungsdaten/spieler/249565) for Leicester.

If the Irons choose to follow up their interest, the east London club can definitely expect a tough fight if they are to secure the 24-year-old’s signature, especially with him [being labelled](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10108967/Leicester-boss-Brendan-Rodgers-calls-Youri-Tielemans-one-Europes-midfielders.html) “one of Europe’s top midfielders” by Rodgers.

***In other news: [Journalist offers scathing review of David Moyes’ management](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/alan-smith-slams-david-moyes-newcastle/)***