Liverpool have been urged to battle Arsenal in the transfer race to sign Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans in January by former Reds and England defender Glen Johnson. The Gunners have been linked with a move for the Belgian but are yet to make an official offer.
They could have done so in the summer, with the Foxes looking to offload players before they could make signings of their own, with Tielemans only having one-year remaining on his deal at the club. Reports suggested that personal terms with Arsenal had been broadly agreed in case a swoop was made.
That never happened, though, with Mikel Arteta potentially ruing a missed opportunity in the wake of some key midfield absences. Talking about the transfer window after it slammed shut, he admitted: "We did the business pretty early, but unfortunately, in the last 72 hours, Thomas [Partey] got injured in the same place as last time, and then Mo [Mohamed Elneny] has a long-term injury, and we had to react in the market.
