According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have agreed to loan Real Sociedad full-back Kieran Tierney.
Specifically, the contract for Tierney to Sociedad on loan but does not include a purchase clause. Tierney herself agreed to go to Sociedad and will now prepare for a medical examination. Earlier, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed Tierney was part of his plan, but the Gunners are also open to offers , because they need to collect the money and reduce the salary fund after spending. more than 200 million pounds of player purchases.
Tierney attracted strong interest from Newcastle, but after negotiations with Arsenal did not go well, Eddie Howe’s side opted to bring in Lewis Hall from Chelsea. The 26-year-old left-back was then tipped to return to his former club Celtic, but the deal didn’t materialize due to the Scottish representative’s failure to meet the Gunners’ demands.
Tierney joined Arsenal from Celtic in 2019 and has made a total of 124 appearances for the London side. He has yet to feature in the Premier League this season because he is not included in the squad of coach Arteta.
Arsenal have had an impressive start to the Premier League this season. The Gunners beat Nottingham 2-1 at home, then beat Crystal Palace 1-0 away. In the third round, the London team will return home to Fulham.
With Sociedad, they will have the 3rd rookie after Hamari Traore (from Rennes) and Andre Silva (Leipzig). In addition, this club has only won 2 points after the past 2 rounds of La Liga 2023/24.