Kieran Tierney 'decided' against early Celtic arrival as January call backfires with Arteta to fulfil his Arsenal pledge
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic-bound Kieran Tierney reportedly played a role in the decision to remain at Arsenal before his return to the Scottish champions.
Brendan Rodgers confirmed the defender has agreed a pre-contract return to Parkhead with his contract at the Emirates set to expire in the summer - but a deal could not be agreed to bring him back to Celtic early on loan with Jeffrey Schlupp signed on deadline day to provide cover for Greg Taylor at left-back.
The Irishman surprisingly claimed a move to bring the 27-year-old was never on the table in January - with the Scotland international now left to fight for a spot in the Premier League giants starting line-up.
The 27-year-old has fallen behind rising talent Myles Lewis-Skelly in the pecking order with Oleksandr Zinchenko made to watch on as the Arsenal academy graduate battles Riccardo Calafiori for a starting spot.
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