There have been rumours linking Kieran Tierney with an emotional return to Celtic during this transfer window, primarily due to his limited playing time at Arsenal compared to Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Zinchenko joined Arsenal last season and quickly became a popular figure among the fans, especially as the team contended for the title against Manchester City.
Zinchenko’s impressive performances reduced Tierney’s opportunities on the pitch, leading to speculation that the Scottish left-back might seek a move to a club where he can feature more regularly.
Newcastle United is reportedly interested in acquiring the services of Tierney, with manager Eddie Howe keen to work with him from the upcoming season. However, Celtic is also keen to bring back their former player.
Tierney achieved stardom during his time at Celtic under the leadership of Brendan Rodgers, who has now returned to the club as manager. The prospect of a reunion between Tierney and Rodgers at Celtic is seen as a romantic possibility.
Ultimately, whether Tierney remains at Arsenal or embarks on a new chapter at Celtic or elsewhere will depend on various factors, including the player’s desires and the negotiations between the clubs involved.
However, former Hoops manager Neil Lennon does not believe they can pull off the transfer. He said via The Daily Mail:
‘Whether Arsenal want to sell or loan him is another thing. There are a lot of variables that come into this.
‘One other thing is that Kieran would need to weigh up whether it’s the right move for his career at this point in time.
‘It’s interesting. I’m sure there will be interest in him not only from Premier League clubs but abroad as well.
‘We have to be realistic about this. I think it’s a long shot.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
It has been a tough year for Tierney and we would understand if he asks to leave, but we need him to stay for the sake of squad depth as we continue to strengthen our group.
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No offence to him but I thought he was going to go to some massive club apparently ,World class he was labelled!
Not many suitors lining up for his signature,these types of players the club should be transferring when they actually have some value ,he was hardly used last season so surely we should be cashing in ,but that’s always been our problem ,either keep a player that has no use and then struggle to offload or try and loan out and the same outcome occurs.
Tierneys not alone we have countless players that need offloading that are good solid players but won’t upgrade our team .
Depends what Arteta wants tactically. Last year his priority was the extra man in midfield, and willing to sacrifice the defensive side at LB.
Some games this tactic worked beautifully and some games a complete disaster. Once Saliba got injured the back line struggled with this tactic.
Tierney hasn’t shown he can manage those midfield responsibilities, and Zinchenko has been repeatedly exposed for his poor poor defense.
Rather see Zinchenko as the CM and Tierney as LB, but doesn’t seem to be of interest to Arteta.