Arsenal lower asking price for Kieran Tierney ahead of potential exit

Arsenal are prepared to sell Kieran Tierney for just £10m during the summer transfer window, effectively cutting their losses on the left-back. 

Tierney, who joined Arsenal from Celtic in 2019 for £25m, quickly became a fan favourite and a regular in the first team during his initial four seasons. However, injuries have hampered his progress, and the arrivals of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jurrien Timber have pushed the 27-year-old down the pecking order under manager Mikel Arteta.

Last season, Tierney was loaned to Real Sociedad but struggled to establish himself as a regular, making only 14 starts in La Liga. With two years remaining on his contract, Arsenal are open to letting him move on this summer.

The Sunday Post reports that £10m will be sufficient for any interested club to sign Tierney. His former club, Celtic, has been linked with a move, though his Premier League wages could pose a challenge. Newcastle United and Aston Villa have also shown interest in Tierney in the past and may still consider him a valuable addition to their squads.

Arsenal lower asking price for fan favourite ahead of potential exit

In April, Tierney hinted that his future might lie away from the Emirates Stadium. Speaking to talkSPORT (via the Metro), he said, "It’s hard to put a finger exactly on it [why he left Arsenal to join Real Sociedad on loan], but just the way things had developed at Arsenal, the way the team was going and what had happened last season with game-time etc. 

“It probably worked best for both parties that I got out and got a new experience, some game-time. When you don’t play you do lose a bit of your confidence so to come over here and get that back as well has been great."

When asked if a return to Arsenal was possible, Kieran Tierney replied, "You never know in football. It’s probably quite rare that it happens when you come back from a loan. Of course, you’ve got circumstances like Saliba where they’ve just come back and I don’t think he’s been out of the team since. 

“But it’s maybe a bit different for someone who has played four years already and goes back, but you genuinely never know. Football is a mad place so let’s see what happens."

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