A top-quality midfielder with many years of experience, Youri Tielemans joined United in July 2026, two months after winning the Europa League with Aston Villa.

Belgium’s captain has been on the radar of Europe’s elite since breaking through at Anderlecht as a 16-year-old.

He represented Monaco in Ligue 1, before making his name in English football with Leicester City, where he won the Emirates FA Cup in 2021, scoring a stunning winning goal in the final at Wembley.

A key member of Unai Emery’s impressive Villa side, he moved to Manchester after helping his country to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.