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Youri Tielemans
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and for the Belgium national team. Considered one of the brightest young prospects in world football, he began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 185 official appearances and scored 35 goals across four seasons. He won the league title twice and in 2017 was chosen as the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year. He is the youngest Belgian to play in the UEFA Champions League, making his debut in the competition at the age of 16 years and 148 days. Tielemans represented Belgium at several youth levels and gained his first cap for the full side in November 2016, aged 19. He was part of their squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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1997-05-07
Birth Place
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
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1.75
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Youri Tielemans in line for Leicester return

Youri Tielemans should return when Leicester host Southampton in their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday. The Belgium midfielder missed Thursday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea after a heavy bang on the knee. James Justin missed the Stamford Bridge trip with illness, but the Foxes hope the...
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Three replacements for Youri Tielemans if he leaves Leicester

Leicester City know the future of Youri Tielemans is almost certainly elsewhere. With that in mind, here is our list of potential signings for his role. We are going to suggest three potential replacements for the outgoing ‘Starman’. There have been plenty of transfer rumours for midfielders, but all of them have one thing in common. They are more attack minded than defensive.
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Youri Tielemans: Arsenal lead Manchester United in the race for Leicester star - Papers

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's national newspapers... Arsenal are leading Manchester United in the race for Youri Tielemans as the Leicester star admitted he wants to play Champions League football. Barcelona have ruled themselves out of the race to sign Borussia Dortmund hotshot Erling Haaland. Potential...
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Youri Tielemans confirms Leicester new contract talks are ongoing

Youri Tielemans has stressed that he is calm over his Leicester City future, admitting that he has not shut the door on remaining at King Power Stadium. The 24-year-old has entered the final 18 months of his current contract and has attracted interest from a number of top sides, with Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham and Newcastle all keen on the Belgian.
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Why Youri Tielemans and Ruben Neves’ parody performances capture their midfield purgatory

If somebody had told you that Wolves and Leicester City would be 1-1 at half-time and asked you to guess how both goals came about, anybody who has watched these two sides even a handful of times over the past few years wouldn’t have gone too far wrong with their hypotheses.The home side took the lead through a Ruben Neves goal from outside the penalty area, before the visitors equalised from a goal created by a Youri Tielemans through ball. Those two moments were the perfect encapsulation of these respective players’ raison d’être — the thing which defines both their...
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Micah Richards criticises Youri Tielemans over Leicester statement

Former Manchester City defender and Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards has criticised the so-called ‘disrespectful’ Youri Tielemans over a Leicester City statement. If you don’t admire Richards as a pundit or find him entertaining, then to be frank I wonder who you do like. He is an affable, interesting and humorous football expert. Not to mention being an exemplary professional.
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Where Youri Tielemans could go next

Youri Tielemans looks like he may be set to leave Leicester at the end of the season, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool all interested in the midfielder. Brendan Rodgers’ comments at the weekend seemed to imply that he would be willing to let him leave. Rodgers said: “We...
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Why Manchester City should opt for Youri Tielemans over Declan Rice

Manchester City have been linked with Declan Rice and it is no longer a secret. With that said, they should opt for Leicester’s Youri Tielemans. The Belgian international is likely to leave Leicester at the end of this season. This is because the former Premier League champions have struggled to extend his stay and would not want to risk losing him for free in 2023.
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