Youri Tielemans signed for Manchester United on Monday for a reported £35 million. So much points to it being a very shrewd investment.
If Manchester United’s swift acquisition of Kobbie Mainoo as the club’s senior midfielders.
But where Santos is understandably seen as more of a signing for the future and, let’s face it, a bit of a risk, Tielemans should be able to come straight into the United midfield and make his presence known from the off.
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2 days ago Ryan BensonCarrick drastically changed United’s shape after replacing Ruben Amorim in the middle of the 2025-26 season, but beyond that, his priority was likely to keep things simple. It’s not unreasonable to suggest, then, that he might opt to make subtle tweaks over the summer. But we have no way of knowing, so, for now, we’ll have to assume United set up in a similar fashion next season.
Were that to be the case, we can probably expect Tielemans to take up the role vacated by Casemiro.
When deployed alongside Mainoo in the second half of last season, Casemiro operated as more of a box-to-box midfielder but then also carried greater responsibility when it came to winning possession back.
Tielemans has played as a six, eight or a 10 over the years, but it definitely makes sense to lean on the impetus he can offer going forward.
His 85% pass completion rate last season may not sound astounding, but there is nuance to it. For instance, 31.2% of his passes were played forward, enough to put him 13th among the 39 players who played at least half of their minutes in a defensive midfield role. Then, 16.6% of his passes were line-breaking passes; the only midfielder to play a greater proportion of them was Adam Wharton at 17.7%.
So, Tielemans isn’t a player who simply rattles off lots of sideways passes. He’s someone who’s broadly accurate and reliable but also brings purpose and drive with his distribution.
That was an underrated aspect of Casemiro’s game, too, with the Brazilian (9.1) one of only five Premier League midfielders (900+ mins) to average more line-breaking passes than Tielemans (8.9) last term. Therefore, the Belgian should ensure United don’t lose any of that incisiveness.
Tielemans’ Premier League experience is a notable plus as well. It’s no secret that ‘knowing the Premier League’ has been among the key criteria for players targeted by United since the regime change at the club, with the rationale being that it makes them less risky investments and more likely to adapt.
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