Leicester City chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has revealed that the club have not received any offers for Youri Tielemans this summer amid interest from Arsenal. The 25-year-old midfielder faces an increasingly uncertain future with the Foxes as he enters the final 12 months of his deal at the King Power Stadium.
football.london understand that the Gunners are interested in signing the Belgium international despite having already signed a midfielder in the shape of Fabio Vieira. And, initially, it looked as if the former Porto star's move to the Emirates Stadium would deter Tielemans from penning a deal in north London.
With Arsenal having held long interest in the Belgian and Leicester leaving the door open to exits, he could well be on the move in the coming weeks. However, according to Srivaddhanaprabha, the Foxes are yet to receive any advances.
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"It's nothing. There haven't been any offers yet," the Leicester chairman said, as quoted by 90Min. "There hasn't been anything concrete or a proposition yet."
When asked for an update on Tielemans' situation earlier this month, Brendan Rodgers sung from the same hymn sheet. He said: "There's no update at all. He's an amazing guy to work with. He's just re-joined the club [for pre-season] and he's pretty much the same. In training he's very committed."
"He's happy in his work and he's happy at the club," Rodgers added. "But, naturally, with a year in his contract he may feel he has to look at everything for him and his family. But I certainly know he’s committed while he is here
"I'll have a good chat with Youri next week to get privately what he's thinking. But it won't change, whether he's leaving or staying for another five years, he'll still be super committed."
As Tielemans, who is valued in the region of £51million by CIES Football Observatory, approaches the final months of his deal, Leicester could be left with little to no choice but to cash-in soon, or else face being left empty handed. As it stands, he'll be eligible to engage in pre-contract talks with foreign clubs in January or, failing that, leave on a free via the Bosman ruling next summer.
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