Arsenal's pursuit of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans has dominated headlines over the last few months.
football.london reported earlier this year that Tielemans ' agent had a meeting with Gunners technical director Edu at the club's London Colney training ground, with the north Londoners certainly interested in the Belgian international. football.london also understands that Mikel Arteta's side have been holding off on finalising a deal, but reports of other teams being interested in acquiring his services could potentially change their stance in the coming weeks.
However, the performances of Albert Sambi Lokonga in the left-sided no.8 role during pre-season should make Arsenal reassess their pursuit of Tielemans, who would cost around £30 million to sign this summer according to The Telegraph. Lokonga struggled last season when deployed as a lone no.6, but the 22-year-old has been excellent in a more advanced role, scoring the last goal against Chelsea in Sunday morning's 4-0 victory.
