25-year-old Leicester City midfielder on Barcelona radar for next summer

According to a report published by SPORT, Barcelona are interested in signing more and more free agents next summer. They have been keeping tabs on a list of players, and are especially looking to add more midfielders to their arsenal.

Names like Ilkay Gundogan, N’Golo Kante, Jorginho have come up, but along with them, Barça are also keeping an eye out on Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans.

The Belgian refused to extend his contract with the Foxes this year and was open to leaving the club. Despite the interest of several clubs, including Arsenal and Liverpool, any exit failed to transpire.

As such, it now looks likely that he will, in fact, leave Leicester on a free transfer next summer.

Barcelone have been interested in Tielemans for a while now, with SER claiming that the coaching staff are a fan of his profile.

There is little doubting Tielemans’ abilities – he is technically gifted, can cover across all positions in midfield, and is two-footed. There are, however, concerns over his form, though.

All said, it is, in equal parts intriguing and surprising to see Barcelona linked to several central midfielders at present.

The club already have Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Franck Kessie in the squad in that role, with Nico Gonzalez ready to return from his Valencia loan next season, too.