KT returning to Celtic rumours resurface, why and when it could actually happen

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·12 October 2024

KT returning to Celtic rumours resurface, why and when it could actually happen

KT rumours resurfacing…so what’s happening? Let’s have a look, shall we?

Kieran Tierney celebrates scoring Celtic’s second goa during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Celtic and Manchester City at Celtic Park on September 28, 2016. (Photo OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

You will know by now that Brendan Rodgers was pictured with Kieran Tierney last night at a Celtic FC Foundation charity event in London, and although it was just a case of two old ‘colleagues’ catching up, it didn’t stop the rumour mill going into full steam.

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Continuous rumours about a Celtic return for Tierney

Kieran Tierney, as you know, was rumoured to be a target during the close season, but that was quickly put to bed after he suffered a nasty injury at the Euro 2024 in Germany.

Bring him home @kierantierney1
– Friday, 11 October 2024

KT is now on the mend thankfully, although he’s still a few months away from full fitness, but that hasn’t stopped Celtic supporters from suggesting a deal may be done to bring him back as early as January or even next summer.

As for me, I think it’s just wishful thinking. KT is a great player and one I admire greatly, but we have Greg Taylor and Alex Valle at this moment in time and any move for the Arsenal man in the next window is a non-starter.

The gaffer and KT! 💼📣 A massive thank you to Brendan and Kieran for being here with us in London tonight 🍀 @CelticFC | #LondonGala2024 🌃
– Friday, 11 October 2024

When it’s most likely to happen

It’s perhaps more likely to happen in the summer when Arsenal will be keen to move the player on and KT’s had another season’s worth of that huge Premier League salary paid into his bank account. Arsenal all the while will be reducing their own transfer fee expectations and with Celtic having broken the £10m transfer fee barrier this summer, the Gunners could look at that figure as a one that would work for them.

Would it work for Celtic would the club look at a lower price given the huge risks given Tierney’s troubling injury record in recent years. And Kieran would also have to ‘sacrifice’ the remaining huge wages at Arsenal in the remaining season on his contract which expires in summer 2026.

Transfermarkt’s KT Current Valuation

Transfermarkt.co.uk currently value Kieran Teirney at £10m.

Brendan Rodgers chats to Kieran Tierney at the Celtic FC Foundation event in London on Friday 11 October 2024. Photo: Celtic FC Foundation

Celtic could look at a loan deal in January to ‘test the water’ with KT’s fitness. You would expect that Arsenal would be interested in this as it’s hard to see him getting game-time with them this season, barring an injury crisis.

One last point, KT will have presumably been given permission by Arsenal to attend last night’s Celtic FC Foundation event in London.

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