Youri Tielemans

[sacreblueits442]

12 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Sod that, you'd be gunning for a front two of Chris Wood and the Birch!

....he actually wants to clear the dead wood!!!

[PaulW]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

Dennis Praet does not play in the same position as Youri Tielemans. 

 

They are not like for like. Dennis Praet is not this hard running box to box midfielder that foxestalk has convinced itself he is. Yes, he's got decent stamina and he works hard but he is a 10 and about our third or fourth choice 10. 

 

I don't know why this is still confusing people. He's like the Marc Albrighton of attacking midfielders, he can't beat his man, he's got middling pace, he works hard, he can pick a half decent pass but nothing consistently productive. 

 

If Tielemans goes today or tomorrow we will either need to rely on Soumaré to step up or we'll need to bring in a replacement, which is why we've been repeatedly linked to the likes Aouar, Garner, Brownhill, Kudus and O'Reiley. 

 

It's also likely we've been knocking back offers for Soumaré until we know what's going on with YT. 

Belgian international team selectors appear not to share your disparaging opinion of his worth.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, PaulW said:

Belgian international team selectors appear not to share your disparaging opinion of his worth.

 

They don't use him as a deeper lying play maker. 

[Smudge]

3 hours ago, mozartfox said:

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Edited 31 August 2022 by Smudge

[GoonerJeeves]

I haven't seen any rumour from a reputable source that we have bid, or are in for him. 

[Guest itude]

25 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

They don't use him as a deeper lying play maker. 

Yep, they tend to try and play people to their strengths,and not try and makes them into Rodgerites, how many times has he done this and it hasn't worked ??

Too many and it shows what a stubborn fool he is.

[Corky]

30 minutes ago, GoonerJeeves said:

I haven't seen any rumour from a reputable source that we have bid, or are in for him. 

They didn't even mention it on TalkSport and that is basically a bloke reading places like this for information and repeating on air.

[GoonerJeeves]

1 minute ago, Corky said:

They didn't even mention it on TalkSport and that is basically a bloke reading places like this for information and repeating on air.

Aye, I guess we'll know soon enough. Not much left of the window. I'll be honest to say that I would love him at Arsenal. 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

Are we broke or just incompetent ? If its the former, just get the money in. 

[Lambert09]

villa think they are in the running. How would that make any sense. 

[st albans fox]

Just now, Lambert09 said:

villa think they are in the running. How would that make any sense. 

Nothing makes any sense any more 

 

 

[HankMarvin]

Are Liverpool the mystery bidder 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

7 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

villa think they are in the running. How would that make any sense. 

Villa fans think they were in the running for Mbappe. They got a rich owner you know. Just chuck £25m at someone, they’ll love Star City.

[copunk]

Got to wonder what he's thinking, apparently agreed personal terms with Arsenal back in 1500AD and yet if rumours are to be believed they haven't actually bid for him, I love the bloke but his stock has plummeted dramatically, and it's no coincidence that it's happened over the last 6 or so months when his performances for us have been pretty abysmal at times 

[Lambert09]

14 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

Are Liverpool the mystery bidder 

whats black and white and will chop your head off if you hold hands with a man?

[Torten]

3 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

whats black and white and will chop your head off if you hold hands with a man?

My homophobic penguin neighbour

[Hirsty The Blue 94]

Surely the most likely outcome now is for him to sign a 1 year extension and then be sold in Jan/next summer as not sure Arsenal or Liverpool will meet the dollar required tomorrow. And if we're getting rid of Praet as well leaves us massively shorthanded in the centre of the park other than loads of defensive midfielders and Mads.

[chuck'em]

16 minutes ago, Hirsty The Blue 94 said:

Surely the most likely outcome now is for him to sign a 1 year extension and then be sold in Jan/next summer as not sure Arsenal or Liverpool will meet the dollar required tomorrow. And if we're getting rid of Praet as well leaves us massively shorthanded in the centre of the park other than loads of defensive midfielders and Mads. 

Why would he sign an extension when he can leave on a free and have a wider choice of next team and a nice sign on bonus? Would be great for us but doesn't make sense for him

[Tom12345]

If we are going to get 20m or less for him this summer, I rather we keep him and not spend the money we get on someone else who is going to be a dud and rot on the bench like how Rodgers have treated some of his players like Praet or Soumare. I rather get one more season out of him as I see this season make or break in terms of us trying to regain our previous momentum to push for a top six finish (in future) or go back to being a struggler. At least it may help to stablise the squad for one more season while we have another go. So all things considered, please keep Tielemans. Just see the Fofana money as compensation to support this. 

[st albans fox]

If he leaves today for anyone other than arsenal or liverpool (no other rich six are linked) then that says a lot about our club.  The fee will possibly show something about the financial status but more importantly, the player will feel that he can’t stay here another twelve months and get a huge payday on his next contract
 

on a personal level, I hope he’s playing tonight . 

[Hamilton Fox]

At least we will know if he’s leaving when we see the squad later, if he’s not in it we know he’s off.

Edited 1 September 2022 by Hamilton Fox

[st albans fox]

32 minutes ago, Hamilton Fox said:

At least we will no if he’s leaving when we see the squad later, if he’s not in it we know he’s off.

Photos of players arriving is usually around 3 1/2 hours before k/off 

tbh, if there are no leaks by 5pm then I can’t see a deal being done by 11 

 

[adejo92]

I really hope we hold on to Tielemans for a bit longer.

 

His forms dropped massively over the last few months,  granted, however I thought there looked to be improvement against Chelsea.

 

I don't see him as being a player to throw his dummies out. There's a real sense of maturity from him and I'd like to think when he does eventually leave, it will be done professionally and gracefully. 

 

I watched him during the in game warm ups Vs Southampton and everything he was on the side line warming up, he was fixated on the game and was really encouraging the players on the pitch.

 

I'd be very gutted if we ended up losing him during this window,  not least because we'd never replace him with such a forced urgency. 

[shiv]

Although I hate Sky’s coverage, Dorsett has said for months he will stay and still thinks he is very likely to stay. Will be interesting to see if he’s in the squad tonight. 

[ARM1968]

Think he goes if anyone stumps up £25 million. Still don’t think it’s worth it at that money.