There appears to be another twist in the transfer saga over Leicester City star Youri Tielemans as reports claim that Barcelona are out of the race for his signature due to an apparent "agreement" over his next club. It comes amid links with a switch to Arsenal for over a year.
The Belgium international is nearing the end of his contract with the Foxes and is set to become a free agent next summer amid a lack of renewal talks. It appears as though after successful years at the King Power stadium, manager Brendan Rodgers is resigned to losing the midfielder.
"I would love him to sign another deal and continue his journey here at Leicester City," the Leicester manager told reporters in early November. "But we will see in the coming months."
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The midfield remains an area in which the Gunners need to strengthen should they face an injury crisis there, as seen when they made a deadline day move for Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz in the summer to solve that issue. It didn't work out and since the Brazilian signed a new deal with the Midlands club, attention could turn back to Tielemans.
It remains to be seen if they are still favourites to sign him, but Marca reports that Spanish giants Barcelona have pulled out of the race for his signature. While that could be a boost for the Gunners, the report also adds that the reason the Blaugrana have pulled out is because they suspect there is an "agreement" with another club.
That could prove to be handy if it is Arsenal that the agreement is with, but until there is clarification on that, it could be seen as a huge blow to their chances if they failed to make a move.
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