Allan Preston an agent who works with Stellar Group – the agency who represents Kieran Tierney has taken to BBC Sportsound to give his honest appraisal of the current situation surrounding his client.
What we’ve taken from the comments below:
- The idea of Kieran leaving Celtic is very much on the table.
- There has been no firm interest other than Arsenal’s original bid.
- Celtic will ultimately be the ones to pull the trigger.
- Tierney could be tempted by Arsenal move.
- His passion for Celtic means a deal isn’t as clear cut.
Speaking on Radio Scotland’s Sportsound programme as cited by VideoCelts, Preston broke it down for everyone: “It is all down to Celtic, if they get a price that they believe is the correct value for Kieran Tierney he could possibly be on his way. No one has hit that price yet
“I know Kieran really well, I had some food with him the other day, he is such an unassuming young man. He is wealthy at the moment but he doesn’t possess a watch, he isn’t into material things like this. He still hangs about his pals from when he was a youngster, he sponsors his local pub team where his pals play and he’s not into his designer gear or anything like that.
“As the guys say he loves Celtic, he absolutely loves Celtic. Will there be a time for Kieran Tierney to go? I think that there will be, if it’s just now it will be up to the clubs involved. Arsenal, Napoli or whoever to then put the money on the table and make Celtic think about this.
“If he is on his way he’s on his way. If there is a time for Kieran to go it will be upto Celtic, Peter Lawwell and the board. They have signed a left back but they do need one because Izaguirre is away.”
The rumours have been relentless but the agent has cleared up several things here. Peter and Celtic clearly have their valuation and won’t budge on the price. They know Kieran won’t rock the boat if a deal doesn’t materialise so the club is in a strong position either way.
We keep Kieran if his valuation isn’t met, or our transfer record is smashed for the second summer window in a row.
