What a difference a year makes. It was only this time 12 months ago that Arsenal fans were losing their minds over the prospect of bringing in Youri Tielemans.
"He's the player we need!", "It will be a disaster if they don't sign him!", "Another big player Edu can't get over the line!". That was the typical narrative doing the round on Twitter, only with a lot less patience and a lot more expletives.
As it turned out Arsenal took the decision to stick with Granit Xhaka in the left eight spot. In reality the Gunners were never really in for Tielemans in a serious way. Brief discussions were held with his agent, but this is relatively standard as part of the planning that goes into a summer transfer window. With each passing day it looks as though Arsenal got this one right.
