Arsenal tipped to snub James Maddison move and sign much bigger Arteta ‘need’ instead

Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell believes the Gunners will try and seal the transfer of Youri Tielemans ahead of his Leicester City teammate James Maddison this summer.

Tielemans, who is a target for a number of Premier League clubs, is expected to quit the King Power at the end of the season, by which time he will only have a year remaining on his Foxes contract.

Arsenal, along with north London rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been tipped to make a move for the Belgian over the course of the last two years. Indeed, the player is said to be available for just £25million.

But Tielemans is not the only Leicester player on Mikel Arteta’s radar. The £70m-rated Maddison also emerged as a top target last summer.

However, Campbell believes that Tielemans is the midfielder who Mikel Arteta will target over Maddison. That is down to the fact that Arsenal are already well-stocked in the playmaking department after Martin Odegaard’s arrival last summer.

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Speaking to Football Insider, Campbell said: “I think Youri Tielemans is the one they will be looking at.

“I could be wrong on that but I think the ship has sailed with Maddison. We have Odegaard now so spending another £50 million on an attacking midfielder, I just don’t see it.

“Tielemans is a player Arsenal need. He has a different game to Maddison.

“I’m sure Arteta