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Kieran Tierney has decided whether he wants to leave Arsenal to head back to Celtic
- EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey
After joining Arsenal from Celtic back in 2019, it seems as if Kieran Tierney’s chapter in north London is finally coming to a close.
Tierney swapped Celtic Park for the Emirates Stadium at a time when his career was really taking off, deciding that Arsenal was the right next step.
And although the former Celtic favourite enjoyed a productive start in N5, he suffered a series of injuries during the 2020/21 campaign that really halted his progress.
Before his position in the squad worsened, it looked to all that Tierney would go on to captain Arsenal one day, a brilliant professional who led by example on the pitch.
However, once Mikel Arteta welcomed Oleksandr Zinchenko to the club, Tierney was essentially rendered surplus to requirements – he no longer suited the club’s plans.
That being said, TBR Football understands that Tierney is ready to move back to Celtic.
Kieran Tierney keen to leave Arsenal for Brendan Rodgers reunion at Celtic
Given the reasons listed, Arsenal are ready to let Tierney leave and Celtic are also keen to bring the Scotland international back to the club.
Tierney currently has 18-months left on his Arsenal deal and was understood to be in talks over a move back to Parkhead in the summer before a serious hamstring injury curtailed that.
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The left-back suffered the injury whilst playing for Scotland at the Euros, and is still yet to return.
Tierney has been training individually recently, but it is expected that he will be properly back in time for January, at which point he can seek a move.
Arsenal are ready to let the Scot leave on loan and that is a deal that would interest Celtic.
Long-term, Arsenal would be open to a deal that would make it possible for Celtic to complete a permanent move.
And as stated, sources believe that Tierney has made a move back to Glasgow his priority.
Rodgers refused to rule out Tierney returning to Celtic
Interestingly, Brendan Rodgers, who Tierney enjoyed working with before at Celtic, said ‘you never know’ when discussing a possible return for the full-back last year.
Rodgers alluded to the fact that Celtic wouldn’t be able to pay an enormous fee to Arsenal, and his words perhaps suit the kind of arrangement listed above.
Rodgers said: “When I spoke to him down the road in the Premier League, every time we met up all we talked about was Celtic. He’s a Celtic man but he’s at a fantastic club in Arsenal.
“You can just never say never in football. Who knows what might happen? We wouldn’t be able to buy Kieran for £25-£30m, that’s for sure, or the figures I see banded about.
“I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be able to pay the huge salary he’s on. However, one can never tell. Kieran has an incredible history with the club. He was a massive part of my time here, so there will always be that link. You never know.”