Well-connected journalist ‘convinced’ Arsenal target ‘will want to leave’ his club

Tierney is part of an ongoing transfer saga, with Arsenal and Napoli the two interested parties. The 22-year-old is a fan favourite at Parkhead and has close ties with the Scottish giants. However, journalist Spiers, who writes for Scotland’s edition of The Times, has revealed that Tierney’s head has likely been turned. “Those of us who have spent the past 10 days with Celtic became convinced that, if the circumstances were right, Tierney will want to leave,” Spiers writes in The Times. “Anything could happen; injury, breakdown in negotiation, Arsenal pulling out, but these seem unlikely. It looks to me he’ll leave”. Celtic have been holding out for a fee of £25 million, but reports suggest Arsenal could seal a deal for closer to £22m. The Bhoys have already secured a replacement for Tierney by signing Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo from Rapid Vienna. READ MORE… Alex Iwobi reveals the major influence who helped calm him down at Arsenal FourFourTwo Podcast, Episode #11: Why Arsenal fans have reasons to be cheerful Topics Arsenal, Celtic, Transfer news West Ham have ‘submitted a formal offer’ to rival Wolves for defender Group-stage heroics mean nothing now, insists Algeria boss Belmadi Madagascar keen to prolong surprise Africa Cup of Nations run On-loan Chelsea striker Morata to make Atletico move permanent next summer Liverpool could beat Barcelona to €50m defender by using striker as makeweight Liverpool proposal ‘most interesting’ for Real Madrid’s €50m Spurs target Why Atletico Madrid may be forced to sell Saul Niguez to Manchester United this summer Bruno Fernandes agrees personal terms with Manchester United – report Friday’s big transfer rumours: Manchester United identify their Paul Pogba replacement New Premier League kits 2019/20: EVERY released home and away shirt