Moyes can form "outrageous" West Ham duo with bargain swoop for £49.5m-rated "creator" - opinion

Tom Collomosse has dropped an update on the future of the reported West Ham United transfer target Youri Tielemans.

In a recent interview with GIVEMESPORT, the Daily Mail journalist stated his belief that – with the 24-year-old entering the final year of his Leicester City contract this summer – the Foxes will struggle to command a fee similar to that of Ben Chilwell’s £50m move to Chelsea back in the summer of 2020.

This will likely come as reassuring news to West Ham, who, alongside the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle United, are reported to be keeping a close eye on the situation of the Belgium international ahead of a potential cut-price swoop during the summer transfer window.

Speaking about the future of the central midfielder, Collomosse said:

“The slight problem they have is if he’s only got 12 months left, then you’re not in a strong position as if you’re selling say Ben Chilwell and he’s got four years left – that’s a big price. I certainly think if he was available, which he would be with only 12 months left, he would suit any of [the interested who are interested] squads.”

Considering just how impressive Tielemans has been for Leicester since his £40m transfer to the King Power back in the summer of 2019, it is easy to see why David Moyes and his West Ham transfer team would be interested in a move for the midfielder.

Indeed, the £49.5m-rated Belgian has consistently been one of the Foxes’ best performers in the Premier League, averaging seasonal SofaScore match ratings of 7.25, 7.00 and 7.15 in his three full seasons for Brendan Rodgers’ outfit.

It has been a similar story in the current campaign, as, over the £120k-per-week maestro’s 18 league outings, he has already bagged six