Newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions Monaco have completed the transfer of Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans from Anderlecht, for a fee rumoured to be around £21 million.  

The 20-year-old central midfielder made his senior debut for Belgian giants Anderlecht in 2013 and has made over 130 appearances since, catching the eye of many of Europe’s top sides. 

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Tielemans has represented Belgium at the youth level and has three caps for the senior squad, having made his debut in June 2015. 

The central midfielder has signed a six-year-deal with Les Rouges et Blancs, which means he will be at the French principality team till at least 2022. 

The 5’9 midfielder tweeted a picture of himself, holding the No. 17 jersey aloft with the caption: “Thrilled to be a part of this team next year! @ASMonaco”

Monaco confirmed the transfer with a tweet: “AS Monaco is delighted to announce the arrival of @ytielemans until 2022”.