Kieran Tierney’s season appears to be over in what is a massive blow to Arsenal and Scotland. However, there could be a knock-on effect as Celtic could very well miss out on their transfer sell-on given that he is expected to be out until the end of the season.
🚨 EXCL: Kieran Tierney to have surgery later this week on knee injury, ruling him out for several months. Will miss remainder of Premier League season & potentially Scotland’s #Qatar2022 qualifying play-off vs Ukraine proposed for June @TheAthleticUK #AFC https://t.co/9UehZm7bO8
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) April 5, 2022
A number of clubs have been linked with a move for Tierney as he is touted to make a step away from North London to progress his career.
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. You have to imagine that Tierney, who has made over 80 appearances for Arsenal, is worth over the £50m mark.
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 profit from the deal sell-on clause, which is eye-watering when you consider some of the fees in football.
Hopefully the player makes a full recovery in order to help Steve Clarke’s side progress towards qualification in Qatar.
