The Tielemans considered Champions League football crucial to their transfer decisions this summer, but have since changed their plans. This is a significant boost for Arsenal, who lost the top four, but still consider the Leicester star an important target. The Belgian international is determined to leave the King Power Stadium in the coming weeks, while the foxes are waiting for his departure. The midfielder has only a one year contract and they do not want to lose him for anything next year. Arsenal have long kept the former Monaco star as one of the solutions to their midfield woes and Mikel Arteta is a huge fan. But losing the Champions League may have hampered their efforts – but not anymore. According to The Athletic, the Tielemans changed their mind to play in the Champions League next season. While he hoped he could be in the tournament, he no longer sees it as a necessity when deciding on his next team. The Gunners consider themselves strong favorites to acquire the 25-year-old this summer and have been laying the groundwork for a transfer for quite some time. Liverpool and Manchester United have a cowardly interest in the Belgian, but are behind the North London team in the match. The report also states that Arsenal have presented the Tielemans with the most exciting offer to date and there have been rumors that they could sign for just 25 25 million. This would be a major coup for Artetas, who has other areas of the team he wants to strengthen. Apart from being a midfielder, a striker is also sought after by the Spaniard and there are several on his short list. However, top-class forwards are not cheap, and Lautaro Martinez, Victor Osimhen and Gabriel Jesus are closely linked. Thus, landing a class average for a fraction of its market value would represent a huge deal for the Gunners, who will have to deal with many more games than they are used to. After finishing fifth, he will participate in the Europa League having completely lost the European tournament last year. “We will have some resources, not unlimited resources, some resources,” Arteta said last month during the transfer window. “And with our resources we have to play and do what we have to do in the best possible way. “We do not know what the rest will have in terms of resources, which I guess will be difficult because now it is not a championship of the top three or the top four. “Now it’s a first eight or 10 teams. That’s why we have to find a way to do again what we did last summer.”
