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Leicester City Have Finally Signed Tielemans
The Foxes have broken their transfer record fee for the second time in July 2019. They have managed to sign Belgium international Youri Tielemans from Monaco for £40 million. Initially, this player had a loan arrangement at the King Power Stadium in the second half of the previous campaign. Obviously, he impressed the owners which offered him a 4-year contract. This decision is hardly going to surprise anyone with the current state of AS Monaco. Tielemans has made 13 appearances in the English Premier League last season, scoring three goals and providing four assists to teammates. Allegedly, there were some offers and interest coming from the Old Trafford and the Anfield as well. He stated previously that he is enjoying being part of the squad, praising the fans, staff, and environment in Leicester. The boss Brendan Rodgers was also thrilled after Tieleman's signature. He also talked about players' ability to make an impact in domestic matches, and create goal opportunities.
All this happened only a couple of days ago after Leicester City signed Ayoze Perez on a record £30 million transfer. Perez has made a move from Newcastle City.
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West Ham To Make A Move After Arnautovic Departure
One of the biggest team stars Marko Arnautovic has decided to leave West Ham United and join Shanghai SIPG in Chinese Super League. The big question now is who is going to replace him? The Hammers have enough time to find a proper replacement, and here are the most common names mentioned in transfer gossip.
Juventus' youngster Moise Kean is the target number one. He was the first player born in 2000 to make a debut in Italian Serie A. He surely got a lot of experience by playing with one of the best players in the world Cristiano Ronaldo in the previous campaign. Allegedly, Everton has already made a move towards signing Kean. The teenager has bagged six goals in 13 Serie A performances in season 2018/2019. He is not going to have an open spot in the starting roster for a long time judging by the current situation. Higuain, Dybala, and Mandzukic are the top three choices for Sarri right now. West Ham fans would surely love to have him on loan deal.
Maxi Gomez, Celta's forward, also had one of the best seasons of his career. He was even linked with a move to London in January, after the initial leave request submitted by Arnautovic. 22-year-old Uruguayan has bagged 13 goals and provided 5 assists in 35 La Liga appearances. The Hammers have joined Aston Villa and Chelsea in attempts to sign this forward.
One of the best strikers from Ligue 1 last season is also linked with West Ham United. Moussa Dembele had an amazing year wearing Lyon shirt, scoring 21 goals across competitions. He previously played in the UK for Fulham FC and Celtic.
Option number four at this point is another Ligue 1 goal machine – Lille's Nicolas Pepe. He is one of the most wanted players in Europe at this moment, so it is hard to believe the Hammers can cope with other clubs and their offers. According to the latest news this player can actually pick between Arsenal FC, Bayern Munich, and FC Liverpool, as all three sides have made decent offers. Nothing is official yet though, and we have seen much bigger twists during summer transfer windows in the past. He is only 22 years old, having scored 22 goals in Ligue 1 last season, plus 11 assists.
Wissam Ben Yedder is the last name on this list, but this deal is hardly ever going to happen. Manchester United have already submitted a rich offer for Sevilla's striker who scored 30 goals in season 2018/2019. If you fancy betting who is going to be new West Ham's striker, take a look as there are lots of free bets and top betting offers out there at the moment.
Erik Pieters Making A Move To Burnley
Burnley have announced the signing of 30-year-old Dutch defender Erik Pieters on a two-year deal. He has gathered a lot of experience playing for Stoke City for the last six years, has over 150 appearances in all competitions. He is playing at a position of left back, but also being able to jump into the central position. The main purpose by the Claret's board here is to replace Stephen Ward, who interestingly joined The Potters on a free transfer in June.
