According to Football Insider, Newcastle United has now shifted their focus to pursuing a deal for Kieran Tierney in the current transfer window, following Antonee Robinson’s decision to sign a new contract with Fulham.
Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, reportedly views Tierney as a player who would enhance the team’s options at left-back. Despite being considered a talented defender, Tierney has encountered difficulties in finding consistent opportunities at Arsenal, especially after the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko to the squad last season.
While Tierney currently plays second fiddle at the Emirates, he remains highly regarded, and Newcastle is considering a potential move for him. The report suggests that the Magpies are preparing to make a serious bid for his signature, with Tierney emerging as their primary transfer target.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tierney deserves to get more game time and we all know this, but we certainly want to keep the former Celtic man.
Now that we are back in the Champions League and will compete for four trophies, we need him for the sake of squad depth, so if the club can, they must hand him a new deal instead of allowing him to leave.
If the Magpies assure him of a first-team spot, he might push us to listen to their offer and allow him to leave the club.
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There will be bids but probably late in the window with clubs trying to get him cheap.
He has three years on his deal, I would rather keep him another year than let him go like that.
I really love Balogun to stay but hr want a regular plat time in Arsenal looking at Aresenal player you can see so many options and bench a chance for regule pay time is the area he look at not be very palatable for him hence a for a challrnge come in
A clear and define roll needs to be carved out for the former Celtic man, sooner or later Arsenal resolves will be tested by one of those ambitious clubs.
Something tells if it is left to the gaffer alone he will be sold to the first bidder and not necessarily the highest.
We need fullback that can defend in some games, especially in the CL. Zinchenko at LB increases us offensively, but is a big liability on defense as we saw last year.
Why sell a known commodity only to hope a replacement works out. Competition for LB is best for the team, not automatic starters irrelevant of form.
How many goals did Zinchenko create as opposed to how many we let in due to his amateur defending? Tierney is the better, all-round defender and I hope we won’t lose him before we realise his worth!
Durand, how can Arsenal hope to compete in the EPL, two domestic cups and the Champions League, yet sell an asset like Kieran Tierney, an international left back?
Mikel Arteta’s apparent dislike of Tierney and rationing of playing time are difficult to understand. Experience last season indicates that Zinchenko may have problems defending in Europe and heavan help the Club should he be injured.
Sell him and then what?
Zinco can not play all games leave alone when we need to cange tact during a game we are say leading and need to lock points. what of injusry to Zinco if it happens?
Zinchecko should be move to midfield, that is where he is best suited IMHO.
Tierney is better in crosses and defense than Zinny.
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I dont think Tierney can play 25games without injury, IMO, i want Tierney to stay but if it means getting an upgrade who can also cover in midfield, why not,
We need to keep him. A class defender who gives everything for the club.
The issue with Tierney is that Arteta obviously promised Zinchenko he would be first-choice at left back and at some point. Tierney complained. Arteta, has not handled players who challenge him well. Tierney was benched as punishment. Nothing else really explains Kiwior at left back with the title on the line.
Given his lack of minutes and Arteta’s obvious dislike, leaving is Tierney’s only choice if he wants a chance at a long career for a big club. A year or two rotting on the Arsenal bench like Nketiah, Nelson, etc. will do him no good.
There are a number of teams that could use Tierney, including Newcastle (Burn is 31, and Target seems out of favor), West Ham (Creswell is 33), Aston Villa (Moreno and Digne are 30 and 29)
Tierney’s best move may be overseas. Arsenal’s unwanted have blossomed in France and Germany. William Saliba was a cast-off, but exploded in Marseilles. Mateo Guendouzi went from cast-off to star at Marseilles as well. Nuno Tavarez did well there, though the pundits continue to insist his 6 goals on 31 appearances was somehow a poor showing. Peoe played well at Nice, though the club could never afford him, and Folarin Balogun vaulted into the U.S. National Team and onto the transfer radar of many clubs with a star turn at Stade Riems.
Olivier Giroud, Arsenal by way of Chelsea, won the Scudetto in Italy with A.C. Milan. Donyell Malen was unwanted at Arsenal and grew to stardom in the Eredivisie and is now a regular for Borussia Dortmund. Serge Gnabry was rarely used at Arsenal, and is a Bayern Munich star. Konstantinos Mavropanos could not get a game for Arsenal, but he is a main player for Stuttgart.
Ideally, Tierney would stay and be a regular player, rotating in and providing the well-rounded lefdt back play Arsenal could use. If he cannot be assured of playing, Tierney is just too good a player to rot on the bench due to the manager’s fit of pique.
Lol 😂
In your first I’d say you are jumping to wild conclusions
Saliba wasn’t cast off because he returned having benefited from the loan. The issue was a problem of timing which Arteta accepted wasn’t brilliant. Where Giroud fits in this, I’m not sure.
Your last paragraph was fair enough until your last line. Why did Arteta have a fit of pique?
I just don’t like the policy of automatic starters. Arteta was right by to not guarantee EMI starts, no one should except rare cases like Messi.
Look how Saka dipped the last month, poor lad was worn out and in the red. Jesus came back and benched an in form Trossard, no surprise team performances dipped as well.
Managers have preferences and players they trust, but not at the expense of team performances. Arteta’s Achilles heel is man management and rotation.
Hopefully this year our depth will see rotation but mostly competition. Don’t have to replace entire midfield or attack, but sprinkle in an in form player or two, it’s better for team performance.