“I’ll try and work my hardest, I’ll do my best for the club,” Kieran Tierney | OneFootball

Earlier Celtic today officially announced the signing of homecoming Bhoy Kieran Tierney on a five year contract…

Kieran Tierney, Photo Celtic FC

It was one of football’s worst kept secret, but the official announcement today that the player we sold for £25 million back in 2019 is officially a Celt once more is a brilliant confidence booster as he undoubtedly makes our squad that whole lot stronger.

Forget his connection to the club, if this was a player operating at the highest level of the English Premier League and in Europe, which KT was with Arsenal, then we would all be raving about landing such a coup.

Kieran Tierney, Photo Celtic FC

He’s just turned 28 and entering the peak of his career which he will spend with the club he’s supported all his days. Kieran was a top player in his first spell, and he’ll now be even better after his spell down south. It’s hard to imagine Kieran playing elsewhere in his career, he’s come home to see out his playing days in the Hoops playing for the club he loves.

It’s a superb piece of business by Celtic and shows our intentions for next season. Two or three more signings of the same calibre and we will all be very happy indeed.

Here’s how Celtic broke the news this afternoon…

Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Kieran Tierney is back home in Paradise

Kieran Tierney is back home in Paradise, having signed a five-year deal with the Scottish Champions which will see him remain at Celtic until at least the summer of 2030.

The 28-year-old is delighted to be back at the club and he can’t wait to pull on the Hoops again and run out at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 supporters.

Having come through the Celtic Youth Academy, Tierney made his first-team debut back in April 2015 at the age of 17, and went on to make a total of 170 appearances for the Hoops, scoring eight goals before joining Arsenal in 2019.

And during that first spell with Celtic, he won 10 major trophies, including three consecutive Trebles. Most of those trophies came under the stewardship of Brendan Rodgers, and the Celtic manager, who returned to the club back in 2023, is pleased to be reunited with his former player.

Brendan Rodgers and Kieran Tierney of Celtic are seen during the UEFA Champions League Qualifier between Celtic and Alashkert FC at Celtic Park on July 18, 2018 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Brendan Rodgers said: “We are delighted to welcome Kieran back to Celtic. He is such a talented, high-quality player and he will be a massive addition to our squad. Kieran has always had Celtic in his blood and he is excited to be coming back to the place he loves.

“He is someone who has given so much to Celtic already and I know he is so motivated and hungry to help the club bring more and more success to our fans.  We are so pleased to bring such an elite player back to the club and I look forward to working with him again and the rest of the squad, as we face the many challenges ahead at home and in Europe.”

And Kieran Tierney admitted he is thrilled to be a Celtic player again…

“Everybody’s known for a few months and just to be here with the Celtic strip on again just feels amazing,” KT said. “I spoke with the manager, and obviously I had worked with him before and I’ve always kept in touch with him. He’s one of the best so I’m so lucky and grateful that he’s given me the chance to come back again.

Tierney attended a Celtic FC Foundation event in London, seen here with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Photo Celtic FC

“When you move away from home, you grow up, you learn different things. I was in Spain for a year, learning a different language and playing in a different league, so I’m definitely a different person. Player-wise, it’s the same as I always say – I’ll try and work my hardest, I’ll do my best for the club and that’s all I can do.

“My ambition is just for Celtic to be as successful as possible, retain our place at the top and continue to win trophies and do well for Celtic.”

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

Welcome home KT. Here’s to yet more success in a Celtic shirt for five seasons and beyond…

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