Kieran Tierney has attracted transfer attention from both Real Sociedad and Celtic, with Real Sociedad emerging as the more prominent suitor.
It appears that the defender has been deemed surplus to requirements at Arsenal, as Mikel Arteta has positioned him lower in the left-back hierarchy compared to Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Tierney’s absence from Arsenal’s recent victory over Nottingham Forest only seems to solidify the notion that his departure from the Emirates is likely.
Despite the ongoing speculation, the final verdict on Tierney’s future remains uncertain. Noted journalist Fabrizio Romano has disclosed that a decision regarding Tierney’s next move is anticipated to be made public in the near future, shedding light on the timeline for resolving this transfer saga.
He writes in his column on Caught Offside:
“The future of Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney remains up in the air but I do know that Real Sociedad are keen to bring him to Spain as part of a loan move, but Arsenal at the moment insist on a permanent transfer.
“The player is open to leaving Arsenal but there is no clarity yet on other clubs making official moves for the left-back. I think next week it will be clear who wants to sign Tierney from Arsenal.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tierney’s future needs to be decided soon so we can move on with the rest of the players that are staying at the club.
We can understand why the Scotsman wants to leave as he is one player who deserves game time but will not get it if he stays at the Emirates.
For top quality football, Tierney has it. But since he’s not in Arteta”s plans moving forward. Therefore, the best thing as it concerns Tierney staying at Arsenal. Is in my opinion to partway with Arteta to leave Arsenal and gilbata away to pasture new since Arteta doesn’t want him un his Arsenal team anymore. And considers him a surplus to requirements.
It’s really surprising no one has come in for him yet considering his age and quality.
I can only imagine his injury record is what’s putting clubs off.
This seems like Arsenal is deliberately hurting the player (an his value). Arsenal played right back Timber at left back and Thomas Partey At right back to keep Tierney out of the team. DFor whatever reason that no one at Arsenal or in Tierney’s camp will discuss, the team is going out of its way to make sure Tierney does not play and cannot move to a top club.
This feels very personal, in the same way Arsenal management went out of it’s way to trash Mesut Ozil and try to punish him when he wouldn’t leave on the cheap.
Now that Arsenal no longer seem to have limits on their spending, it seems like the same kind of retaliation that you see at other clubs is becoming common place at Arsenal.
Tierney should sit tight, enjoy getting paid to hang out and watch football, make unatributed negative comments about Arteta and the club in the press, and leave on a free when his contract expires.
I’d be highly surprised if Arsenal were deliberately mistreating Tierney who has always, to my knowledge, behaved impeccably. To compare this and the Ozil situation seems bonkers to me.
So would I @SueP!!