Arsenal report: Gunners urged to sign 'ideal' midfielder before window closes
Arsenal could bolster their squad further prior to the September 1 deadline
Arsenal have been urged to sign Your Tielemans by their former left-back Nigel Winterburn.
The Gunners have had a busy summer, bringing in Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos and Matt Turner.
Their business might not be done yet, though, with Mikel Arteta keen to strengthen his squad further.
The Arsenal boss is said to be on the lookout for another central midfielder, and Tielemans has been linked with the club for several months.
Winterburn believes the Leicester man's knowledge of English football would make him a good fit at the Emirates Stadium.
"It's a tough one, but I do think we still need a midfield player so somebody like a Tielemans would be ideal," the ex-England international told The Sun in an interview on behalf of FreeSuperTips when asked who his next signing would be if he was in charge.
"He's had Premier League experience so he would fit into the sort of players Arsenal are looking at.
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"I just think with that transfer that it's been mentioned for so long now that I'm not sure that it's going to happen.
"But they need that sort of player in the midfield, you look at Arsenal's activity over the past two seasons, there's a lot of young talent coming in.
"There are also players coming in with Premier League experience as well, so I would think that's the strategy Arsenal are going with.
"You're never quite sure what's fully going on at your club as a fan, but you'd think somebody along those lines would come in with Premier League experience.
"They'll need to have the energy to play in this Arsenal side because I think Arsenal will look to play a pressing game this season, particularly at the start of games.
"Somebody like Tielemans will be good but trying to predict what Arteta and Edu are going to do can be difficult.
"It could be someone younger who we've not heard about and developing for the future which is what did last season and this season.
"But if they make another signing, I'm hoping it's the right one and that they can come straight into this team."
Arsenal will begin the Premier League season with a game against Crystal Palace on Friday.
Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).