Youri Tielemans will 'gladly' stay at Leicester City as he opens up on future

Youri Tielemans will "gladly" stay at Leicester City beyond this summer but says he has not yet made a definite decision on his future.

The Belgian midfielder’s deal at the King Power Stadium runs until 2023, with no resolution yet reached on contract talks with City, despite discussions opening more than 12 months ago. As such, speculation over Tielemans’ future has been rife.

A host of Europe’s biggest clubs have been linked with Tielemans, including Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus, and Bayern Munich. They may hope to secure a cut-price deal with City, knowing the club would be reluctant to let the midfielder leave for nothing the following year, when his contract is up.

However, Tielemans has now said that staying at City until the end of his deal in 2023 is an option he is considering as he weighs up his next move. He expects to make a decision at the end of the current campaign.

“I am very calm about that,” Tielemans told Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg when questioned on his future. “My contract expires in 2023 and it's not that I absolutely want to leave. I haven't made my decision yet. If I have to stay another year, I will gladly do so.

“The club has been really great towards me. They remain very professional, just like me. That will not change.

“There are talks between the club and my advisors. That will remain so. It's not that I'm ignoring the club. In the summer I will study my options and take the plunge.

“My family is the most important to me. I don't go somewhere that I know my family isn't happy with. As a father of two children, you have to think about that too.”

Tielemans has been taken aback by the level of interest and media reports on his future, but says he has tried to put that to