KIERAN TIERNEY reportedly has a ‘genuine chance’ of leaving Arsenal in the summer.
The former Celtic star has struggled for regular football this season after falling behind Oleksandr Zinchenko in Mikel Arteta’s pecking order.
Tierney left The Hoops and moved to London in 2019, initially being a key player in Arteta’s side.
His fine form early on had sparked links to the likes of Manchester City – with hopeful Celtic fans looking out for a potential payday from the sell-on fee their side agreed at the time.
The 25-year-old is now back fully fit again – but with Gunners boss Arteta continuing to prefer former City ace Zinchenko in his position – rumours of a move away from The Emirates have once again began to circulate.
At the start of this month we told you how Tierney held crunch talks with his manager about the role he’s currently playing.
And that was quickly followed up by reports he would be open to switching to Premier League rivals Newcastle United in search of regular game time.
Now according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, there is a ‘genuine chance’ a deal to take the Scotland star elsewhere will take place in the near future.
He reckons talks over the situation will resume at the end of the season while Arsenal in the meantime focus on their pursuit of the English top flight title.
He told Caught Offside: “Kieran Tierney has a genuine chance to leave Arsenal in the summer.
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“This is a possibility but Arsenal don’t want to negotiate now. They decided internally that there must be full focus on winning the Premier League; the big dream!
“So there is no intention to distract the players including those who are not regular starters.
“In the summer, Arsenal will discuss Tierney’s situation at the end of the season but the defender definitely has the opportunity to experience something new.”
Despite his struggle for game time, Tierney still tops the English Premier League for one key stat alongside one of his former Parkhead team mates.
He’s started just 13 of a possible 39 games this season in all competitions but has trumped all rivals in one specific measure of ability.
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