KIERAN TIERNEY has revealed someone spray-painted ‘Judas’ near his home after his move to Arsenal was announced.
The left-back quit boyhood heroes Celtic last summer after sealing a £25million move to the Gunners.
Kieran Tierney says his house was targeted after leaving Celtic for ArsenalCredit: Reuters
The move split opinion among the Hoops faithful with some furious at one of their own walking out ahead of the Nine in a Row campaign
And Tierney has revealed he was left heartbroken reading Twitter messages from supporters during the transfer.
Speaking on Open Goal’s Keeping the Ball on the Ground Podcast, he said: “It was just sad the way it ended. People turning and all that.
“Some people make it out to be what it’s not and it’s not that at all.
Kieran Tierney was heartbroken after quitting CelticCredit: SNS Group
“Weeks before when Arsenal had bid people were like that ‘you’re a rat if you go, you’re terrible, you’re never a Celtic fan.
“I’m like ‘this is breaking my heart reading this’ and as soon as this gets announced it’s going to blow up.
“And the worst thing I did when it got announced was go on Twitter. [There were] thousands of tweets, threats and all sorts.
“When I went home two days later after signing, there was spray paint on the walls, ‘Judas’ outside my bit.”
Tierney admits he started to look at flats near Motherwell after believing the move was off before he got the call to say a deal had been agreed.
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He said: “Me and Tom Rogic were injured and he was asking if it was happening and I said ‘don’t think so mate’.
“And honestly I was looking at flats round about my area because I was thinking about moving out and I’d went with my mum and my mate to go see this place and that place. This was the day before, a couple of days before.
“And I told everybody ‘this is off, it’s not happening.’ Then I got the call to say ‘Celtic have said you can go, they’ve got what they want for you.
“And that’s when I was down at the park. It was mental, it’s a blur.
“I was on the flight near enough greeting to my agent like ‘what’s happening here? I’m getting it stinking. This is going to be my family’s life forever, me known as what these people are making me out to be.’
“They don’t know half of it, they just assume everything and they don’t know.”
Asked if he’d been back to Celtic Park, Tierney said: “No, I’m scared!“
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
