- The fan favorite is open to the idea of taking a pay cut to return home
- Tierney is effectively a free agent after Arsenal closed the door on a new deal
- The defender started for the first Gunners for 19 months… but was ruled out by injury
Brendan Rodgers Want to secure a stunning return celtic for Kieran Tierney.
Arsenal Scotland have informed the international that they do not wish to exercise another year’s option on his contract when his contract expires in June.
Gunners were bound to accept the option by a certain date, which has now passed.
Free to talk to other clubs in January, the 27-year-old is open to the idea of taking a pay cut large enough to return home to his boyhood club.
Effectively a free agent, Tierney currently earns in excess of £120,000-a-week and will attract interest from the UK and abroad.
Kieran Tierney could once again link up with Brendan Rodgers at Celtic
The defender made his first start for the club since May 2023 against Crystal Palace
Tierney impressed in his traditional left-back role but looked visibly upset as he left the field.
With Greg Taylor’s contract at a standstill and Alex Vale’s one-year loan deal with no sign of progress, Rodgers will see an emotional return appeal to the fans’ favorite with significant La Liga experience with Real Sociedad, the English Premier League. Champions League.
Sold to Arsenal in 2019 for £25m, Tierney made his 125th appearance of an injury-hit spell in a 3–2 win over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.
He was substituted after 69 minutes, leaving the field with his head in his hand due to a left leg injury.
