Third time's the charm as Tielemans makes long-awaited Man Utd move

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2026-08-12

London (PA Media/dpa) - It was third time lucky for Youri Tielemans when he joined Manchester United last month. As a deal to buy Brazil midfielder Ederson stalled, the Red Devils activated a £35 million ($47,3 million) release clause to sign Tielemans from Aston Villa - but the move might have happened years ago for a player previously linked with United several times. United reportedly considered Tielemans in the summer of 2019 as his loan spel......

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