Celtic in pre-contract talks with Arsenal's Tierney

Celtic person held talks to re-sign their erstwhile defender Kieran Tierney connected a pre-contract woody from Arsenal.

The 27-year-old near Celtic successful 2019 for a reported £25m interest but Arsenal are acceptable to fto him permission astatine the extremity of his contract, with his vocation successful English shot having been blighted by injuries.

Amid involvement from Celtic and a big of different clubs successful Europe, it remains unclear whether Arsenal volition fto Tierney permission connected indebtedness successful January earlier making immoderate determination imperishable successful the summer.

But determination is simply a batch of goodwill towards Tierney successful northbound London, with the Scotland planetary considered a exemplary professional.

Tierney has made 125 appearances for Arsenal implicit the people of his five-year contract, which included a indebtedness spell astatine Real Sociedad, with his past quality coming successful the Carabao Cup quarter-final triumph against Crystal Palace successful December.

However, helium has besides suffered 10 injuries, including enarthrosis and genu injuries which required country to fix, and a superior hamstring wounded successful June.