Celtic for a Scottish record £25million. The left-back was recovering from a hernia problem when he made the switch, then a shoulder injury delayed his integration into the team.
As though that wasn't enough for the Scotland international, a global pandemic caused football to shut down for three months.
Now though Tierney is starting regularly for Arsenal, including on Saturday when he came up against one of the Premier League's most devastating wingers.
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