Newcastle United and Arsenal are reportedly in the race for Leicester City star Youri Tielemans as both clubs want the Belgian player.

The 25-year-old entered his final year at King Power and showed no signs of wanting to sign a new deal as he looked to end his time at Leicester.

Arsenal have long shown interest in the player, and Manchester United have shown interest in including him, but neither club has granted the Foxes’ request of £25m to turn the player off.

And the Sun newspaper has indicated that Newcastle want to join the race to include Tielemans in the upcoming winter transfers and that the club is ready to make an offer of 17 million pounds for the Belgian player.

For their part, Leicester will be forced to sell their player mid-season rather than let him go for free next June, but it is understandable that Leicester officials want back at least the £40m they paid to sign the player in 2019. .

Tielemans started five of those matches and remained a regular despite doubts about his future.