Kieran Tierney could be on the move again this summer as he looks to revive his career.
The defender has not been a regular at Arsenal over the last two seasons, and he is now expected to leave the club.
He spent this season on loan at Real Sociedad, but the Spanish side has not retained his services.
Arsenal now has to find a new home for him because Mikel Arteta does not want him in his squad.
Tierney is aware of this and wants to clarify his future before the next campaign begins.
The Scotsman will hold talks with Arsenal regarding his future, and a surprise report on Fotboll Skanalen suggests that these talks could involve a new deal.
Arsenal has stronger defensive options now, and if they extend Tierney’s contract, it will likely be to protect his value and eventually sell him.
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Tierney does not seem to have a future at the club, so it makes little sense to give him a new deal.
We need to find him a new home, and he did not do badly in Spain, so he will find another club to take a chance on him.
However, if no one comes forward, we should allow him to run down his contract.
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Seems like a great guy, and potentially a top left back, but he hasn’t been able to stay fit. I hope he overcomes those injuries and fulfills his potential, but I don’t think arsenal should take a chance on him for another season.
Tierney’s time at Arsenal has been up for at least 2 seasons, he admitted himself he could adapt to Arteta’s system himself, there is no coming back, and factor in injury record no chance of anything but sell
best for Tierney too to move on
I really like KT and can’t really see what he was doing wrong to be frank. Zinny came in and we leaked goals in games that clearly cost us this season. I believe with KT in that position things would have been different, but then I’m not a coach! If he goes I genuinely wish him everysuccess
No he is nolonga our level but he is far better than zichenko
Both Arsenal and Man City have been playing with natural centre backs at LB and while City have managed to win the marathon of the League they failed to win their one off confrontations with RM and Man Utd.That in part was due to their lack of a natural attacking left back and the limitations of the likes of Gvardiol and Ake going forward were clearly evident causing endless repetition of moves which ultimately resulted in passing backwards to retain possession.Arteta has replicated his mentors tactics with similar results down the left flank where it is left to Martinelli and Dokhu or Grealish to work miracles when tightly marked by at least two opponents.This tactic has not been effective and next season I expect Gvardiol to be used in his best position at left CB.All this has little to do with the admirable KT whose career has been ruined by recurring injuries to the extent that he is no longer an asset to be retained.I only hope we buy a natural replacement for him rather than continue with the hybrid tactics of inverted left backs, which in the case of Arsenal and Man City is no longer working.
Written with a lot of common sense Grandad.
Having watched teams target our left side as the weak link and watching Martinelli struggle this season due to not getting the support he needs, Tierney would be the perfect answer – if he remains fit…. and with Timber now there as a back up, another season would make complete sense.
But they’ve been the best two teams in the country for the last 2 years. can’t say lts not working. ….
And yet Grandad, City won those one off games against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan when winning the CL while not using a natural Left Back.
Good point HD, but I suggest they’ve been found out this season in the PL, CL and the fa cup..
Yes, they won the PL, but by just two points and we have seen how opponents have made hay down our left flank.
I can’t see MA changing the back four, where, without doubt, the LB position was our weak link in the best defence in the PL.
My recollection of Tierney is him defending like a real LB and also bombing down the wing and producing crosses – something Zinchenko, Kiwior and Tomiyasu weren’t doing.
Let’s also remember the injuries to Timber, Zinchenko and Tomiyasu.
I would say the reason City only won the PL by two points is because we pushed them even harder than last season. We’ve won more games, scored more goals than in previous seasons and have had the best defensive record this season, all by playing without a natural LB. Not sure that a natural LB would make us better.
Your correct, in my opinion, except for the last sentence.
We’ve tried Zinchenko, Tomiyasu and Kiwior in the LB position, much to the detriment of Martinelli I should add.
Think back to the best defences we’ve seen and there wasn’t a weak link.
If Tierney isn’t the answer, can we be sure that Timber will be either?
That defence, great that it was, was 20 years ago Ken, and football has changed quite a bit since then. Our LB then, Ashley Cole, started off as a Left Winger, but was changed to a Left Back during his time in the youths.
As for Timber playing at LB, we’ll have to wait and see. Arteta does seem to like playing a Fullback pushing into Midfield when we have possession.
I love KT, the player and the personality. Having said that, we can’t afford to make a player as injury prone as he is, part of our plans.
I do like KT, but if a player doesn’t fit the system the manager wants the team to play, then it’s best for all parties to part ways.
HD ,what impact has the system deployed by Arteta had on Martinelli or whoever is player on the LW.? We have become unbalanced and predictable when it comes to attacking and while I applaud the Manager and his players for what has been a good season I feel there is room for improvement , and the recruitment of a quality, natural left back would be a major step in improving the balance of the side in an attacking sense.Another season has past without a trophy being won by Arsenal, so perhaps the “system” is worthy of scrutiny, even through the eyes of an old man.
Martinelli was great the season before last playing largely with zinchenko and occasionally tomiyasu. He was relatively poor this past season playing with the same players plus kiwior. Trossard struggled far less, but even if it was the playing style that hurt martinelli’s game this system, this past season was also our best ever in terms of wins and probably one of our best in other metrics, so id have thought it more a martinelli problem than an arteta one. And I didn’t think he was that bad anyway – just his end product that wasn’t so great this year.
A lot of people are also under-estimating the impact that Xhaka had in providing balance and support to the left side of our midfield and attack.
Xhaka is one of the best progressive passers in world football and remains superior to Rice in this repect.
KT cannot play the role of a LB in Arteta’s preferred system.
@Grandad
Very well put…
Grandad, the system was ok for both Martinelli and Trossard the previous season, and for Trossard this past season. I understand where you’re coming from concerning a natural LB, but I really can’t see Arteta going back to the old system of a flat Back Four.
But when Tomi or Kwior play at LB we do set up with a back four?
Yes we do, but both Tomi and Kiwior have stepped into Midfield, like Zinchenko does.