Aston Villa managed to beat a host of clubs to sign free agent Youri Tielemans in summer 2023 following the end of the Belgian’s Leicester City contract. Youri Tielemans‘ stock may have fallen somewhat having been a part of the Leicester side that suffered a shock relegation that campaign, but to get the midfielder on a free was still a real coup for Aston Villa. It took a while for Tielemans to really get going at Villa as he adapted to his new surroundings and learned what Unai Emery wanted of him, but he has been one of the club’s most important players in 2023. The all-rounder really stepp…