Kierney Tierney immediate Celtic transfer return boost emerges as Arsenal starlet’s arrival on big stage triggers exit

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Celtic have been handed a boost in their quest to bring Kieran Tierney back to Parkhead - with the emergence of talented Arsenal teen Myles Lewis-Skelly opening the door further for a January exit for the Scotland star.

Tierney has appeared as a late substitute in two of the Gunners' last three games, but is still on the fringes of Mikel Arteta's side. With the 27-year-old out of contract in North London this summer, the Hoops are working hard on a deal to bring him back to his boyhood club. Celtic could land the defender on a free transfer at the end of the season but Brendan Rodgers and the recruitment team also said to be looking into the possibility of re-signing the full back this month, with Greg Taylor's long-term future in Glasgow's East End still uncertain.

And The Athletic report that the recent displays of midfielder star Lewis-Skelly in an unfamiliar left-back role for Arsenal has given Arteta assurances that the England youth international can compete with summer signing Riccardo Calafiori for the starting berth. In turn, they add that it increases the likelihood of Tierney and fellow bit-part players Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior being moved on this month. The Gunners also have Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu as two other options in the left back slot, although both players are currently out injured.

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