Kieran Tierney left Arsenal to join Real Sociedad on loan at the beginning of this season in search of more playing time.
Following the acquisition of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Tierney has faced challenges in securing playing opportunities with Arsenal.
Recognising the need for regular game time, he opted for a move to the La Liga side, where he has managed to establish himself.
The former Celtic left-back has featured prominently for Real Sociedad when fit, sparking discussions about a potential extension beyond the loan period.
However, a report from Sport Witness suggests that making Tierney’s move permanent is nearly impossible for Sociedad.
Upon his transfer to the club, no clause was agreed upon for a permanent transfer, and the report indicates that meeting Arsenal’s asking price poses a significant challenge.
Additionally, the report highlights the difficulty Sociedad would face in covering Tierney’s salary as an Arsenal player.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tierney was one of our favourite players when he first moved to the club, but he clearly does not satisfy Mikel Arteta with his style of play.
The defender has to leave and if he does well in Spain this term, he could get a move away in the summer.
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He cannot be any worse than Zinchenko.
Plop a traffic cone in the left back position and it will do a better job than Zinchenko.
But it doesn’t matter how bad you or how many mistakes you make if Arteta wants you to play you will play. Its just the same with Southgate and Maguire..
True.
Everyone and their dog knows how poor Zinchenko is at defending, and what’s worse is he never seems to learn.
How many times already has Martinelli covered him in tracking back?
A WINGER is getting back to defend before Zinchenko can get back and cover his man. Absolute defensive catastrophe, and will continue to leak goals and cost us points.
I’m so ready for Timber’s return, and immediately bench Zinchenko and solve our defensive problem at LB.
Duarand Not sure “dogs” are tactically perceptive about football.lol
But I would have HOPED THAT OUR ESTEEMED MANAGER was one, though it seems to me that he lacks tactical variety and is beginning to stick more and more (to our disadvantage) with PREDICTABLE , EASY TO COMBAT team shape , lack of pace in passing, with hardly any unforced rotation, esp of widemen SAKA and MARTINELLI, and a general distaste for rotation of his squad.
And, as you rightly say, a NON defending left back in Zinny, who should either play properly and openly in midfield, his true position, or NOT at all.
To my mind that lack of rotation PROVES he has little faith in those he prefers to hardly ever use. So I have to question WHY he even keeps such as Elneny and ESR, here at all?
There are more REAL QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS right now for MA. DO YOU AGREE DURAND?. As I think you probably do?
Recall him now in January already ,Zinchenko’s calamitous defending will cost us the league,he can play the left sided 8 for Havertz, we need grit and Tierney has that
Tierney will get injured if he plays 5 matches consecutively. This is not bashing or opinion, it is a fact supported by +5 past seasons of him playing professionally. So even if he was here to replace Zinc, he would be of no use.
I am not happy with cases of keran tierney , but zinchenko is not full back play him in midfielder! We have to trust Arteta process but this season is vital for him to be judged .
Mikel is obsessed with managerial statistics and putting himself/his statistical achievement before the long-term health of players. He will avoid rotating players, overuse specific players despite the availability of alternative players who with good match fitness can ably play and contribute in games with mid-level tables without sacrificing the fluency or flow of games.
The manner in which he disposed of Ramsdale left a bad taste.