A year ago
The Belgian international was frequently connected to the Arsenal in the past, but it seems out they were correct to pass on him.
How much a year can change. Just one year ago at this time, Youri Tielemans' potential acquisition had Arsenal supporters in a frenzy. He's the player we need, they must sign him, and another major player, Edu, can't cross the finish line. That was the standard Twitter story, but with a lot less tolerance and a lot more expletives. It's not like Tielemans is a poor athlete. Remember that the Belgian, who was 19 years old at the time, captained Anderlecht and scored the winning goal in the FA Cup. But it's obvious that some aspects of his game have changed over the past 12 months. His inaccurate
Now a free agent, Tielemans is apparently getting strong interest from AC Milan and has an offer from Galatasaray. However, Arsenal has moved on. Declan Rice is wanted by the Arsenal from West Ham. They haven't made an official approach yet out of respect for the Hammers' Europa Conference League campaign. Arsenal wants to let Rice and West Ham bask in the glory of the club's first trophy in 43 years, so those who were expecting Edu to send the Whatsapp formalising the interest as soon as the last whistle went in Prague would be disappointed. However, Rice's fate is not yet decided. Arsenal have faith in their idea and the
Edu and Mikel Arteta have more than earned their stripes over the last four windows. You could argue that only two or three of the 14 signings made during that time have been misses, giving them a rather excellent hit rate. Alternatives will be prepared in the event that the Rice deal fails, but again, this does not guarantee that it will.
Similar excitement is growing among Arsenal supporters at the possibility of Moises Caicedo moving from Brighton. You would need to bring up Yves Bissouma's cautionary story to people who are taking off with themselves. When the Malian midfielder joined Spurs last summer, Arsenal fans went into complete frenzy, but given his and Tottenham's success since that time
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