New twist in Kieran Tierney saga as Arsenal outcast reaches new agreement

Kieran Tierney has penned a woody to instrumentality to Celtic this summertime with his Arsenal declaration winding down - but helium whitethorn person to stay astatine the Emirates until the extremity of the season

Kieran Tierney has signed a pre-contract statement with Celtic and helium volition instrumentality to the Scottish nine erstwhile his Arsenal woody expires.

The Gunners had made it wide that the versatile defender, who was signed backmost erstwhile Unai Emery was astatine the helm, would not beryllium offered a caller contract. Tierney has been allowed to speech to clubs astir moving arsenic a escaped cause up of adjacent play and opted to turned down overseas oregon Premier League moves truthful that helium could unafraid a instrumentality to Parkhead, reports the Telegraph.

However striking a woody with the Scottish champions could complicate his concern successful the short-term. There had been speech of Tierney making a determination successful January but helium whitethorn present person to hold respective months earlier heading to the Hoops.

It inactive remains to beryllium seen however Arsenal plans to usage Tierney for the remainder of the season. He's made 3 appearances successful January arsenic the team's wounded woes stack up but determination is plentifulness of contention astatine left-back with Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori and Oleksandr Zinchenko each pushing for minutes.

Last word Tierney was sent retired connected indebtedness erstwhile it became wide that his opportunities were going to beryllium limited. He headed to Real Sociedad, wherever helium was a regular, and is present backmost successful northbound London.

Tierney is simply a postgraduate of Celtic's academy and made his first-team breakthrough successful 2015. He went onto triumph 4 titles and 2 Scottish Cups during Brendan Rodgers ' ascendant archetypal spell successful charge. He's backmost astatine the helm and has discussed his January plans, but remained tight-lipped connected Tierney’s return.

“Kieran was an instrumental portion of a really, truly palmy play erstwhile I was here,” said Rodgers. “His talents past took him to different situation but we’ll beryllium linked with tons of names and with Kieran people due to the fact that of his situation. But we’ll lone speech astir a subordinate erstwhile he’s signed.”

Celtic banked £25million erstwhile they sold Tierney backmost successful 2019 and volition present bring him backmost for nothing. Arsenal meantime are yet to nail down immoderate concern successful January, though it is reported that they've sealed a woody to motion Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi travel the summer.

Arteta is facing calls to motion a striker - an country the squad are airy in. Kai Havertz has continued to run centrally but the deficiency of a prolific frontman successful the squad has proved costly already this season.

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