Mikel Arteta is ready to part ways with Kieran Tierney. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Celtic have begun negotiations with Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney, who is believed to be keen on returning to Glasgow in 2025.
The defender left the Scottish champions in 2021 as a highly-rated talent, joining Arsenal as part of A deal worth £25 million. The 27-year-old made 125 appearances for the north London club, but his time at the Emirates Stadium was marred by injuries.
The Scottish international missed the entire start of the 2024/25 season due to a hamstring injury he suffered with his national team over the summer, but has recovered. Mikel Arteta has stated that Tierney will be given a chance to play.
The left-back started in Arsenal's Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Crystal Palace last month, but has not been given a single minute of playing time since.
Having entered the final six months of his contract with Arsenal, Tierney has been tempted to leave Arsenal For weeks and it appears the 27-year-old has now found his next club.
Kieran Tierney will leave Arsenal in 2025
according to Sky SportsTalks have begun between Celtic and Tierney's representatives over a pre-contract ahead of a summer move as a free agent. The 27-year-old is believed to be keen to return to Glasgow and that could come sooner than expected.
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The Scottish champions are believed to be exploring the possibility of a loan move for the left-back during the current window and are expected to approach Arsenal to begin negotiations over the coming days with Arteta already telling the defender that he could leave the north London club.
This would be a great move for Tierney as the full-back needs to get back to playing regular football and there is no better place to help the Arsenal star reinvent himself than where he made his name in the first place.
