Arsenal have ‘definitely made inroads’ as they look to lure Leicester City star Youri Tielemans to the Emirates Stadium, according to transfer insider Dean Jones. The Gunners took their summer spending spree up a notch by forking out £45million to land Gabriel Jesus, but boss Mikel Arteta could now turn his attentions towards sealing a deal for Tielemans.
Speaking on the Que Golazopodcast, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Tielemans is Arteta’s priority target when it comes to attempting to bolster his central midfield options.
It comes after the transfer guru previously suggested internal Arsenal discussions have been held over the Belgian since January.
With Tielemans entering the final 12 months of his £120,000-per-week deal and being unwilling to strike a fresh agreement, Leicester are ready to cash-in for a cut-price fee.