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Kieran Tierney has decided which club he wants to join after West Ham enquire about signing Arsenal star
TBR Football understands that Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has decided on his next club after attracting interest from Celtic and Premier League sides West Ham United, Brentford and Leicester City.
The Scot has been at Arsenal since the summer of 2019. Unai Emery signed him back then and he became an instant fan favourite at the club.
However, injuries have been really cruel to Tierney over the years, and he had his troubles while on loan at Real Sociedad in the 2023/24 season as well.
Tierney returned to Arsenal in the summer and even played in the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace in January. Now, he is hoping to leave the Emirates and already has his mind set on his next destination.
Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney wants to sign Celtic instead of West Ham United
TBR Football’s chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has been informed that Tierney has decided to leave Arsenal and join Celtic in this window.
We can confirm that Tierney has shunned interest from Europe and a few rival Premier League clubs in the last week, as he maintains his insistence on moving back to Celtic.
Leicester City, Brentford and West Ham United are amongst the sides who enquired, as did teams in Italy, Germany and France, But, there was simply no interest from Tierney’s side.
TBR Football revealed in December that Tierney had made up his mind to move back to Celtic this month, and the Scottish giants are in talks with Arsenal about finalising a deal.
Arsenal and Tierney have already agreed that he won’t be talking about an extension on his current contract, which runs out this summer, as he had already made it clear he wanted to move back to Celtic.
Tierney has already held talks with the Hoops and a pre-contract is an option, but that depends on whether Arsenal allow him to leave on a permanent deal this month or whether it will be a loan before that becomes permanent in the summer.
TBR is told that Arsenal and Tierney would ideally like to see him finalise a permanent return in the winter window, but talks are ongoing for the best avenue to achieve this.Â
Kieran Tierney’s injury record at Arsenal
Tierney is a ‘�player when he is fit.
The 27-year-old is a solid defender who has no problems at all in one-on-one situations. He is fantastic in attack as well when used as a traditional left-back.
The only problem Tierney has had is injuries �he just hasn’t been able to stay away from them since he joined the Gunners in 2019.
| Kieran Tierney’s injury | Duration | Days out of action | Games missed |
| Hamstring injury | June 19 �November 24, 2024 | 159 | 37 |
| Adductor injury | April 25 �May 12, 2024 | 17 | 2 |
| Hamstring injury | January 24 �February 22, 2024 | 29 | 6 |
| Hamstring injury | October 1-November 24, 2023 | 54 | 13 |
| Knee surgery | March 31 �July 7, 2023 | 98 | 14 |
| Ankle injury | October 21 �November 6, 2021 | 16 | 3 |
| Knee injury | April 3 �May 5, 2021 | 32 | 8 |
| Knee injury | January 19 �February 16, 2021 | 28 | 6 |
| Virus | October 7 �October 16, 2020 | 9 | 3 |
| Groin injury | September 13 �September 27, 2020 | 14 | 2 |
| Shoulder injury | December 9, 2019 �March 14, 2020 | 96 | 19 |
In total, Tierney has missed 114 games for club and country since joining Arsenal from Celtic.
That ruined his career as a Gunner, but if things go to plan, he will be back at Celtic and can focus on starting a new chapter.