Arsenal Transfer News: Kieran Tierney who operated as a left-back for Arsenal has been a stellar performer for the side. When he is on the pitch, he played his heart out. More importantly, he has also been a fan favourite. The former Celtic defender joined the Gunners for a reported £25 million fee on August 8, 2019. He had to miss the initial part of the season for the Gunners as he double-hernia operation in May 2019.
The 25-year-old made his first-team debut for Arsenal Football Club against Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on September 24, 2019. He starred in the 5–0 win against Nottingham Forest. Overall, he went on to make 81 appearances for the club, scoring three goals to his name. Apart from the goals, he has been really exceptional in terms of offering assists to the team. He has provided seven assists so far.
He was a regular feature for Arsenal during the 2021–22 season until going through a season-ending knee injury in March. The Gunners badly missed his services in the defensive unit. Following his absence, Arsenal lost to the likes of Crystal Palace, Brighton, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. These defeats saw them narrowly miss out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.
The former Celtic defender returned to the field at the start of the 2022–23 season. By then, the Gunners pulled off a masterclass signing as they roped in Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City during the summer of 2022. For the record, during the 2022–23 season, the four-time Premier League champion played the most minutes in the English Premier League as a left-back ahead of Kieran Tierney.
Arsenal Transfer News: Arsenal ready to offer their defender to Juventus to bring a midfielder
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Since then, Kieran Tierney fell out of Arsenal’s radar and there is a huge possibility of seeing him in another club. In fact, the Arsenal team management are even looking forward to offering the left-back Kieran Tierney to Juventus on one condition. Arsenal would want to bring midfielder Manuel Locatelli in the summer transfer window, as per CMW.
This latest report also suggests that the former Celtic defender does not have a long-term future at Arsenal. This is precisely the reason why the Gunners are reportedly ready to include the £25 million defender in a deal for Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli. Meanwhile, as per the report in the Italian news outlet, the Serie A giants are not completely certain about such a deal.
In fact, the 25-year-old midfielder is on loan at Juventus from Italian club Sassuolo at the moment. However, the Serie-A giants are compelled to make the loan deal permanent at the end of the 2022-23 campaign. Meanwhile, Juventus FC wants to keep the Italy international midfielder in a bid to strengthen their squad again.
“Manuel Locatelli should be one of the untouchables at Juventus now as we work on the squad to make it solid again. We have gained so much ground from last season and could win the next league title if we add the right players to our squad. But if we lose our key men, we will struggle to even challenge for the top four.”
