There has been plenty of chatter of ‘Groundhog Day’ on The Celtic Way in recent weeks and months – on the site and the morning briefing – with many sectors of the club being described as such
Scotland boss Steve Clarke has since ruled Tierney out of the final group game against Hungary and admitted the injury – which Tierney suffered against Switzerland under no contact – looks “pretty bad.” A potentially serious injury which keeps Tierney out of action beyond the summer transfer window deadline could dent Arsenal’s chances of selling the 27-year-old.
Tierney admitted earlier this year that he could leave the Emirates Stadium on a permanent basis in search of regular first-team football. It was back in 2019 that Tierney left Celtic to complete a £25million move to Arsenal.
Now a legend of the Scottish Premiership giants has explained why the left-back could return north of the border this summer. Tosh McKinlay, a former Celtic star and is currently a scout for the Scottish club, has explained why Tierney would be “welcome” back this summer were he to leave Arsenal.
“Kieran has done the business here and won a lot of trophies,” McKinlay told the Daily Record. “He’s gone to England and then to Real Sociedad, so we will have to see what happens next.
