Manchester United are in talks with Aston Villa in a bid to sign Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n
Tielemans, who captained his country at the World Cup, still has two years to run on his Villa contract, but United are hoping to lure him to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
It is understood United’s bid to sign midfielder Ederson from Atalanta has stalled following his late call into Brazil\u2019s World Cup squad.<\/p>\n
A \u00a339million (\u20ac45.5m) fee and personal terms had been agreed for Ederson, but United have switched focus, for now, on to Tielemans.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old joined Villa on a free transfer from Leicester in 2023 and has played a key role for Unai Emery\u2019s side, who qualified for the Champions League last season and won the Europa League.<\/p>\n
Tielemans also helped lead Belgium to the World Cup quarter-finals, but he missed Friday\u2019s 2-1 defeat to Spain after sustaining an injury in the warm-up, later reported to be a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n
United have prioritised midfield strengthening following the departure of Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte\u2019s knee ligament injury sustained in Uruguay\u2019s group-stage defeat to Spain at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
They agreed a \u00a350m (\u20ac58.5m) deal with Chelsea last week for their Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos.<\/p>\n
It would be a major blow for Villa should Tielemans want to push through a move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
He has made over 130 appearances in all competitions for the West Midlands club, including 35 last season in which he scored two goals and made seven assists.<\/p>\n
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