Man Utd sign Tielemans for £35m from Aston Villa

Man Utd sign Tielemans for £35m from Aston VillaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Youri Tielemans scored twice for Belgium at the World Cup ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistPublished14 July 2026, 18:39 BSTUpdated Just nowManchester United have completed the signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa on a five-year deal.United have met a release clause of £35m for the 29-year-old midfielder, who has just helped Belgium reach the World Cup quarter-finals.Tielemans has spent the past three seasons with Villa, having initially moved to the Premier League to join Leicester City in 2019.”It’s hard to describe just how proud I am to join Manchester United,” he mentioned. “Signing for such a special club feels incredible.”It is the culmination of years of dedication since I first fell in love with football.”A former team-mate of United’s current first-team coach Jonny Evans, Tielemans is noted for scoring Leicester’s winner against Chelsea in the 2021 FA Cup final and for Aston Villa in their Europa League final triumph over Freiburg in May.He made his senior debut for Anderlecht aged 16 years and 82 days, and left for Monaco in 2017, just after his 20th birthday.Despite still being in his 20s, Tielemans has already played 668 games for club and country, earning 90 caps for Belgium.United’s director of football Jason Wilcox mentioned: “Youri has consistently been one of the most outstanding midfielders in the Premier League throughout the past seven years.”He has all of the technical qualities, as well as the ambition and mentality, to thrive at Manchester United.”Follow Manchester United on BBC SoundsPre-match, post-match and topical United content Listen on Sounds