Arsenal are still mulling over a potential move for Youri Tielemans this summer transfer window but their failure to act could see technical director Edu Gaspar repeat a previous blunder...

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According to transfer insider Dean Jones, the Gunners are still keen on signing the Leicester City midfielder but are yet to officially make a move, as he revealed in a fresh update on the situation to GIVEMESPORT.

"Tielemans is definitely still someone they’re considering an offer for.

"Leicester definitely do not want this one going down to deadline day and losing him then because that would leave them in trouble.

"And the player, to be fair, hasn’t really pushed for anything at the moment, but at the same time he hasn’t had any firm offers."

Big mistake: Kante 2.0?

Tielemans' current £33k-per-week contract expires at the end of the season, so this summer could be the last chance that the Foxes garner a substantial fee, with some reports suggesting that £25m would be enough for them to sell.

However, they clearly do not want it to go down to the wire, meaning the north London giants are running out of time if they are truly interested in the 25-year-old as there are less than two weeks until that 11pm deadline on September 1st.

Whilst there are plenty of sufficient alternatives out there - namely Brighton and Hove Albion gem Moises Caicedo, Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and AC Milan's Sandro Tonali - Arsenal may not want to miss out on another Leicester man, seeing as they're still paying the price from last time.

Tielemans is also potentially the most realistic target, given his relatively low fee and experience in the Premier League.

Back in 2016, the Gunners' hierarchy pulled the plug on a deal to sign N'Golo Kante due to the agent's own financial demands and despite getting there ahead of arch-rivals Chelsea, it was the Blues who signed him for what now seems like a bargain £32m.

The France international has since gone on to win a Premier League, a Champions League, an FA Cup and the World Cup.

Arsenal opted for Granit Xhaka instead and in that time, he's been named captain, stripped of it and rewarded with the vice-captaincy, not to mention his spats with supporters off the pitch and the numerous red cards on it.

They could well regret not following up their interest in Tielemans, who has been lauded as a "phenomenon" by ex-Sweden midfielder Par Zetterberg and an "outrageous talent" by scout Jacek Kulig.

The Belgian international returned six goals and four assists for Brendan Rodgers in the Premier League last season, which was more than Arteta's current deep midfield options of Xhaka and Thomas Partey combined.

As such, Arsenal cannot afford to repeat their Kante mistake with Tielemans, he could well go and rip it up with a rival club and that'll leave them with many years of regret, just like with the Frenchman.

Edu Gaspar, the Gunners' technical director, and his staff must now avoid this blunder by getting a deal over the line in the coming days.

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