Arsenal have decided against a contract extension for Scottish defender.
It has been an open secret that Kieran Tierney’s time at the club is coming to an end, among the number of reasons for this it is perhaps his profile and injury record that is to blame. In his last appearance for the club, a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace in the League Cup, we got to see glimpses of the brilliance that actually led to our purchase of the Scottish international in 2019.
Regardless however, that wasn’t enough to convince the Gunners to extend his contract, not that it should have anyway. With his contract ending in the summer of 2025, the Athletic have reported the club’s stance on a contract extension. Indeed, the Gunners have decided against the activation of a one year extension in the player’s deal which means he has one foot out the club already.
Having been already informed of the club’s decision, Kieran Tierney can now sign a pre-contract agreement with non-English clubs from January the 1st which could pave the way for an emotional return for his boyhood club, Celtic. This move will be very likely considering sources have linked the pair in recent weeks.
His eventual departure next year will mark the end of a pretty unsuccessful six year spell with the Gunners. He has been ravaged by injuries during this time which is why, along with a profile mismatch with our style of play, he hasn’t managed to play a crucial role in our resurgence in recent seasons.
At 27 years of age, I’m sure he still has so much more to offer at the next club of his choice. For a player we once relied heavily on for chance creation (20/21) thanks to his crosses, we gooners will be wishing him all the very best for the rest of his career!
BENJAMIN KENNETH.
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A Wonderful player there is something special about
Tierney not only as a great player but as a person he’s a fine young man well mannered honest and kind who has looked after his family and he cares about others he is a fantastic example of how to behave as a professional footballer no flash no bad manners no complaining to Media In the future I think he will make a fabulous manager I wish him nothing but the best ..they just don’t make people like kieran Tierney anymore
Superbly written and a true picture of Kieren Tierney.
Well said John Quinn and, if this is true, whoever signs him will get a man, not some pampered self centred idiot.
Good luck in the future Kieren, the best left back since Ashley Cole.
Call me a sentimental fool but if we keep Kiwior in January, I believe it would be a nice gesture (and good PR) to let Celtic have him for the rest of the season if they agree to pay his wages.
Maybe in the ‘Athletic’ but not confirmed yet and I’m hoping he stays, at least for the rest of this season.
John Quinn, you have summed up the feelings of many Arsenal fans perfectly.Apparently his style of play does not fit with the inverted tactics introduced by our Manager, tactics which have won us zilch.Yet I understand Liverpool are genuinely interested in two conventional attacking left backs in Davies of Bayern and Robinson of Fulham.The fact that KT is injury prone will no doubt preclude many top Clubs from pursuing his services, yet when fit he remains the best left back on our books.
As a Celtic fan, I just can’t see it and I’m
hoping we don’t. Fantastic footballer before the injuries but he’d be on big money (by Scottish standards) and has only managed around 5000 minutes of football since 2022.
Shame for him that injuries have blighted his career but we really need to look elsewhere.,