Tielemans doesn't regret staying at Leicester despite 'difficult' time
Youri Tielemans is grateful for the respite the international break has given him after a 'difficult' start to the season at Leicester City, although he doesn't regret staying at the club.
Leicester have managed to take just one point from seven Premier League games, losing each of their last six.
Among those losses were 5-2 and 6-2 defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham respectively, with the latter result on Saturday significantly increasing the pressure on under-pressure manager Brendan Rodgers.
Tielemans was heavily linked with a move away from Leicester in the last transfer window, with the Foxes facing the prospect of losing a valuable asset for nothing when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Although no move has materialized, Tielemans does not regret staying at the King Power Stadium - but the midfielder, the scorer of Leicester's winning goal against Chelsea in the 2020 FA Cup final -21, is relieved to walk away from negativity after joining with Belgium.
"I'm happy to have some fresh air here [on international duty] because it's difficult at Leicester at the moment," he told a press conference before the matches. Belgium Nations League matches against Wales and the Netherlands.
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"It is clear that things are not going well at the club. We are doing everything we can as a team.
"At Leicester, the back-to-back defeats have affected us as a group. We need to use this break to recharge our batteries.
"It's hard to get rid of it, because it's stuck in my head. Only my children sometimes prevent me from thinking about it."
Arsenal were among the clubs heavily linked with Tielemans during the transfer window, and he promises to attract plenty of interest again in January if he doesn't sign a new contract first.
Nevertheless, Tielemans believes Leicester's form and their contract situation are completely separate matters.
"I'm not going to talk too much about my contract right now," he continued. "I didn't leave Leicester this summer because I always said the project had to be the right one.
"Just because things are getting worse now at Leicester doesn't mean I have to regret [staying at the club]."
Youri Tielemans is grateful for the respite the international break has given him after a 'difficult' start to the season at Leicester City, although he doesn't regret staying at the club.
Leicester have managed to take just one point from seven Premier League games, losing each of their last six.
Among those losses were 5-2 and 6-2 defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham respectively, with the latter result on Saturday significantly increasing the pressure on under-pressure manager Brendan Rodgers.
Tielemans was heavily linked with a move away from Leicester in the last transfer window, with the Foxes facing the prospect of losing a valuable asset for nothing when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Although no move has materialized, Tielemans does not regret staying at the King Power Stadium - but the midfielder, the scorer of Leicester's winning goal against Chelsea in the 2020 FA Cup final -21, is relieved to walk away from negativity after joining with Belgium.
"I'm happy to have some fresh air here [on international duty] because it's difficult at Leicester at the moment," he told a press conference before the matches. Belgium Nations League matches against Wales and the Netherlands.
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A post shared by Youri Tielemans (@youritielemans)
"It is clear that things are not going well at the club. We are doing everything we can as a team.
"At Leicester, the back-to-back defeats have affected us as a group. We need to use this break to recharge our batteries.
"It's hard to get rid of it, because it's stuck in my head. Only my children sometimes prevent me from thinking about it."
Arsenal were among the clubs heavily linked with Tielemans during the transfer window, and he promises to attract plenty of interest again in January if he doesn't sign a new contract first.
Nevertheless, Tielemans believes Leicester's form and their contract situation are completely separate matters.
"I'm not going to talk too much about my contract right now," he continued. "I didn't leave Leicester this summer because I always said the project had to be the right one.
"Just because things are getting worse now at Leicester doesn't mean I have to regret [staying at the club]."
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