Kieran Tierney is being linked with a move to La Liga giants Barcelona, according to a report, which means that Celtic could be in line for a multi-million sell-on fee. The 24-year-old has been a bright spark for Arsenal but his performances are not going unnoticed with Xavi’s Camp Nou side now being linked with a move for the player.
According to Culé Media, Barca are considering Tierney as an option to replace Jordi Alba. The Spanish internationalist turns 33 next month and this could have a massive financial knock-on for Celtic, with a £50m move touted.
The left-back made over 170 appearances for Celtic, winning five league titles and three League Cups and Scottish Cups during his time whilst enjoying hero status with supporters as being ‘one of us’. The former Celtic defender left the Scottish Champions in the summer of 2019 for a fee in the region of £25m, becoming the most expensive Scottish export.
Celtic will, as they always have for exports, a sell-on fee meaning that if rebuilding Barca or Real Madrid came in for him, Celtic could stand to make a fortune from the player. It is expected that there is a 15-20% of the profit from the deal sell-on clause, which is eye-watering when you consider some of the fees in football.
It is also a boost for Celtic as it showcases to any youngsters coming to the club that there is a pathway for Academy talents, with Tierney progressing to the very top. Andy Robertson can also be used as an example but his route was less linear than Tierney’s but both involved hard work.
Tierney will likely know that he has the talent at his disposal to get himself to the very top of the game, his ambition to leave Celtic proves that he can be clinical when he needs to be and take emotion out of decisions. This could very well leave him in a position where he chases silverware over remaining a star with floundering Arsenal.
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