Arsenal could be in line for a substantial financial windfall as Real Sociedad considers making Kieran Tierney’s loan move permanent.
The Scottish defender joined the Spanish side on loan in the previous transfer window after finding himself out of favour at Arsenal, with Oleksandr Zinchenko assuming the role of the first-choice left-back.
Tierney had a strong start to his loan spell, featuring regularly until an injury sidelined him. Initially expected to miss the rest of the year, Tierney’s recovery is progressing ahead of schedule, and he is anticipated to return shortly after the international break.
A report from Team Talk suggests that Real Sociedad has been impressed with Tierney’s performances and is now exploring the possibility of extending his stay by making the transfer permanent. The potential deal could cost up to £30 million.
If Sociedad opts for a permanent move, Arsenal stands to gain a significant financial boost, which they may use to strengthen other areas of their squad, given the need for reinforcements in various positions.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tierney is unfit for our system and the only solution is to sell him, so a successful loan spell this season is important to us and the defender.
If he does well, he will have more suitors, and we will earn a good fee from his departure.
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I still struggle to understand why he was never valued by Arteta.
My guess is Arteta doesn’t think he can play as an inverted full back and become an extra midfielder when we have possession. This is how Arteta wants to build up play. Tierney is a good player but who can argue with Arteta after he brought us back to being title challengers.
Good player but a bit one-dimensional. He would be better suited to a counter-attacking team with a big target man that can get on the end of crosses.
But isn’t a big target man like Toney exactly what a majority of fans on JA want?
Exactly Grandad!!
A “windfall” if we sell him? Just remind me how much he cost the club, along with his salary. “Unfit for the club” a poor choice of words methinks… not “suitable” for MA’s style of football would be a better way to put it.
Agree perhaps not suitable Ken. I don’t buy the 1 dimensional claim by some, as Nketiah is a prime example of 1 dimensional, and no rush or loan to move him on.
I would also argue Havertz and Vieira look pretty 1 dimensional as well. Havertz isn’t a striker as his time at Chelsea showed, and he’s a poor B2B with us.
Vieira is a 10, he’s poor on the wing and downright dreadful as B2B. Then again, Arteta never chose Tierney, and he seems infatuated with Nketiah’s potential, whatever that is.
In the champions league game between Real Sociedad vs Inter Millan, he ran the San Siro club ragged to the point fan were linking him to the Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos.
A very influential member of the present outfit, he seems to have taken his old training ground attitude as the fans love him, their media seems puzzled by his quality and how they manage to get him on loan.
Am in no way surprised they want to grab Tienry him up
Another wasted talent sacrificed on the alter of “Artetaball” I’m afraid Gunsmoke – but our defensive record speaks for itself.
Anyone see the Tierney / Ramsdale situation as a copycat?
Tierney hasn’t played since the end of September and isn’t expected back until January.
They may well want Tescos but unfortunately it’s unlikely they’ll have anywhere near €15m let alone the €25m we’d ask for at a minimum. Celtic hold a 25% sell on fee for him so considering we paid Celtic £25m cash for him, it would take a lottery win for Sociedad to gamble €20m+ for a one dimensional LB that’s injury prone and lucky to get 20 games a season from him. They have enough about their scouting system to pick up a couple of talented young Spanish players for the same money. Just being brutal. I live here and we all knew Odegaard was heading to Arsenal in his first year of a 2 year loan there and the deal for him was already done for Madrid to cancel that loan and loan him to us. Just saying this because the same people are telling me no way will RS offer anything more then €10m and that will be over the contract length. So it’s a ‘bum rumour’ unfortunately.
RS are not In a position to blow €20m on a injury prone LB. They may offer €10m over 4 years but considering we have to give Celtic 25% of any fee we get it makes no sense to sell below market value especially when we paid £25m cash upfront. We’re better off loaning him out over the next 3 years and get his wages paid plus any loan feed during that time and run down his contract so that we’re not obliged to pay 25% sell on to Celtic. We’d end up with approx €23m in total including this loan spell over that period rather then sell on the cheap. Bish bash bosh
Wish him well if he stays in Spain.
He didn’t suit Arteta’s style and as we are doing pretty well with Arteta’s style then why change a winning formula? There will always be winners and losers in this cut throat game and he is a player I wish to see do well
The “one dimentional” description of KT is interesting and completely false as he will be playing left centre back for Scotland in the Euros next year.What would you call Zinchenko?Multi dimensional but a master of none and a poor defender!