Ineos hit all the right markers with their signing of Youri Tielemans for Manchester United, including another major talking point that could benefit the Red Devils.
Youri Tielemans became the second signing of the Michael Carrick era this summer after the Red Devils activated the Belgian midfielder’s release clause.
Manchester United paid a £35m transfer fee to Aston Villa to acquire the services of Tielemans, following their deal for Atalanta midfielder Ederson falling through.
Tielemans was identified as part of the core rebuild of the Man Utd midfield, with Andrey Santos arriving ahead of the former Aston Villa star from Chelsea.
Forget about the Man Utd midfield, Youri Tielemans’ presence is now perfect for Senne Lammens
Youri Tielemans had played a key role in captaining Belgium at the World Cup before he was unfortunately ruled out of the crucial quarter-final match against Spain.
The 29-year-old midfielder suffered an injury during the pre-match warm-up and watched on from the sidelines as Belgium crashed out of the tournament.
Tielemans witnessed the setback his now-Manchester United teammate Senne Lammens experienced on his World Cup debut for Belgium last Friday.
Senne Lammens was called into the match after an injury to Thibaut Courtois in the second half and the Man Utd No 1 committed an error that led to Spain’s winner.
Euro 2024 champions Spain would progress to the semi-finals — and who are now in the final — while United fans were left to worry about how Lammens will bounce back.
Youri Tielemans is the perfect person to throw his arm around the shoulders of Senne Lammens at Old Trafford
Senne Lammens made very few errors in his superb debut season at Old Trafford and the 24-year-old Belgian shot-stopper’s resilience is about to be tested in a big way.
The Belgium international won’t escape the spotlight, so it only feels fitting for Tielemans to be coming to Old Trafford at the perfect time to support his teammate.
Lammens will have to weather the storm — if it happens — over any further mistakes and the natural leadership of Tielemans would help him out in a big way.
Tielemans was in the trenches with Lammens at the World Cup and could ensure that the Man Utd No 1’s mindset does not regress in a major way next season.
Lammens, meanwhile, could equally benefit United summer signing Tielemans by ensuring that his Belgium teammate settles into life at Old Trafford.
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