Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney will rejoin the club this summer after agreeing a pre-contract.
The 27-year-old is in the last six months of his Gunners contract and will return to Glasgow at the end of the season.
The Scotland international had been told that he can leave the north London club by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
Tierney missed the first three months of the season with a serious hamstring injury picked up while playing for Scotland at Euro 2024 and has made just five appearances for the Gunners since his return to fitness.
Rodgers, speaking ahead of Celtic’s Champions League tie against Aston Villa, also confirmed that on-loan left-back Alex Valle has returned to Barcelona. Sky in Italy are reporting he is set to join Serie A side Como.
Asked if Valle’s departure could lead to Tierney re-signing this month, Rodgers said: “Ideally it would [happen in January] but, at this moment, he’s still an Arsenal player.
“I think everyone is agreed that it will definitely take place in the summer. If we can do it beforehand, then great.”
Tierney joined Arsenal from Celtic in August 2019 in a deal worth £25m
On Valle, Rodgers added: “Alex won’t play again, sadly. He’s in Barcelona at the moment and he will probably then move on to another team.
“He’s another young player that’s contributed really well for us, played nearly 20 appearances, played in some very important games, made his Champions League debut and, especially at Atalanta, he was fantastic.
“We’re disappointed he’s left, but we have to move on.”
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