{"id":22462,"date":"2022-07-01T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/01\/man-united-ready-to-swoop-for-2nd-arsenal-summer-target\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:00:37","slug":"man-united-ready-to-swoop-for-2nd-arsenal-summer-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/01\/man-united-ready-to-swoop-for-2nd-arsenal-summer-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United ready to swoop for 2nd Arsenal summer target"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr>\n<p>The powers that be at Manchester United are considering a move for another key transfer target on the part of Premier League rivals Arsenal, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The week, to date, has of course seen both the Red Devils and Gunners take their places front and centre in the media headlines.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the two heavyweights of English football primed to go head-to-head on the transfer front, amid a battle for the services of highly-regarded Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2757\ufe0f?Lisandro Martinez is Arsenal\u2019s priority right now and they want to get the deal complete before United. [<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FabrizioRomano<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GoonerViews (@GoonerViews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoonerViews\/status\/1542598016657461249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As alluded to above, though, if the latest word doing the rounds in the media on Friday is anything to go by, then it appears that the summer conflict between the respective boards at Old Trafford and the Emirates may not come to an end there.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with the former now understood to have had their interested piqued by another player long linked with a move to north London.<\/p>\n<p>The individual in question? Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian international Tielemans\u2019 Arsenal switch was of course viewed as something of a formality across the early weeks of the summer, amid suggestions that the Leicester City standout had been identified as a priority target on the part of Mikel Arteta and co.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1735323\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1735323\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018.jpg\" alt=\"Man United ready to swoop for 2nd Arsenal summer target\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018-110x76.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/brentford-v-leicester-city-premier-league-1654169018-910x624.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1735323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BRENTFORD, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 24: Youri Tielemans celebrates after scoring during the Premier League match between Brentford and Leicester City at Brentford Community Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the weeks continue to pass, though, and the Gunners thrash out deals for the likes of Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus, the Tielemans chatter has somewhat faded into the background.<\/p>\n<p>And such hesitation on Arsenal\u2019s part, it would seem, has allowed Manchester United to enter the fray.<\/p>\n<p>As per a report from Alex Crook of talkSPORT:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal\u2019s failure to agree a deal for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans has put Manchester United on high alert.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag is said to be a huge fan of the talents possessed by the midfield all-rounder, with a swoop on the part of the Red Devils over the coming weeks, as a result, not to be ruled out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u25aa\ufe0fChelsea eye \u00a317.5m Burnley ace<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0fAaron Wan-Bissaka attitude impresses new Man United boss<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0fLatest on Youri Tielemans<\/p>\n<p>The latest Transfer Notebook with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_crook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alex_crook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFowkifUTN\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/DFowkifUTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkSPORT\/status\/1542856295333523457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/how-erik-ten-hag-is-trying-to-prevent-manchester-united-dressing-room-leaks\/\">How Erik ten Hag is trying to prevent Manchester United dressing room leaks<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/i-hope-he-succeeds-bruno-fernandes-runs-the-rule-over-new-arsenal-signing-fabio-vieira\/\">\u2018I hope he succeeds\u2019 \u2013 Bruno Fernandes runs the rule over new Arsenal signing Fabio Vieira<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The powers that be at Manchester United are considering a move for another key transfer target on the part of Premier League rivals Arsenal, according to reports. The week, to date, has of course seen both the Red Devils and Gunners take their places front and centre in the media headlines. 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