Kieran Tierney is a bonafide Celtic legend.
The defender may have left for Arsenal in what was, at the time, a record £25million deal to rake in cash for the club he loves.
His career at the Emirates started well but injuries plagued the Scot and hampered his time in London.
KT would then fall out of favour with manager Mikel Arteta and see the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko and even right-backs at the club picked ahead of him on the left.
Arsenal fans are divided on Tierney’s chances of staying in North London
That saw him seek a loan switch and Real Sociedad came calling.
At that time, the Hoops were also looking for a left-sided defender to rival Greg Taylor for the jersey and some called on a triumphant return for the prodigal son.
But that didn’t materialise.
And it was not until recently that the Celtic supporters thought of Tierney once again after he was pictured chatting with Brendan Rodgers at a charity event.
Rodgers has always remained coy about a potential Tierney reunion but the rumour mill was spinning.
However, there has always been a legitimate concern that a move back to Glasgow won’t transpire for KT.
Whether it be salary or the player’s ambition to continue playing in the Premier League, Tierney’s sensational comeback may not be as clear-cut as just wanting out.
Arteta recently targeted the Carabao Cup as a starting point for the defender’s comeback tour with the Gunners and now Arsenal fans have had their say.
Celtic have been linked with a loan move for former player Tierney
They are divided on Tierney’s chances of sticking around in North London.
One wrote: “It still confuses me as to why Arteta has abandoned Kieran Tierney. The man was the model professional, committed and dedicated to his craft.
“Even now, with a double-pivot midfield, Tierney could bomb forward (like Calafiori does), and allow our LW to come more centrally.”
Another added: “I’d like to think (he’ll play for Arsenal again) but I think his time is up unfortunately.”
One commented: “Mikel is not a fan, personally think he’s the best lb at the club, but that’s just me,” as a fourth wrote: “I hope he does. He played for the shirt and showed passion, I always thought he be our captain one day …. Injuries just destroyed him”.
What Mikel Arteta said about Kieran Tierney’s chances
Manager Arteta and Tierney had a strong early relationship with the Spaniard often having banter over the Glasgow derby rivalry.
And recently he explained how the player could return in cup competitions.
“He’s looking really good,” Arteta said of KT.
“I think he’s over the period where he was still struggling, so he looks really sharp out there. He hasn’t trained with the team yet but hopefully he can do that in the next week or two.
