{"id":1095070,"date":"2019-06-23T15:57:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1095070"},"modified":"2019-06-23T16:16:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T15:16:32","slug":"tierney-transfer-news-key-stats-facts-quotes","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tierney-transfer-news-key-stats-facts-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic reject Arsenal bid for Tierney: Key facts, stats & quotes behind the latest transfer news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business is really starting to pick up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With pre-season\u00a0\u2013 and Uefa club competition qualifiers\u00a0\u2013 around the corner teams across Europe have started shaping their respective squads.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid, determined to put the disappointment of 2018\/19 behind them, have been the most active and they could still complete further moves.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7291399-man-utd-s-galaxy-brain-move-trade-pogba-for-two-real-madrid-midfielders<\/p>\n

Here at Squawka, we’ve compiled a list of the hottest transfer rumours in football right now and graded how likely they are to happen.<\/p>\n

Read on for the key stats, facts and quotes behind this week’s transfer news.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Celtic reject Tierney bid from Arsenal\u00a0\u2013 The story in five key facts\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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  • Tierney joined Celtic’s youth academy in 2005 aged seven and made his senior debut a decade later.<\/li>\n
  • Tierney has since made 170 appearances for the club registering eight goals and 37 assists.<\/li>\n
  • Arsenal, according to BBC Sport<\/a>, had a \u00a315m bid rejected but expected to return with an improved offer.<\/li>\n
  • So far, the full-back has won five league titles and six domestic cups with his boyhood club.<\/li>\n
  • The Gunners will not play Champions League football next season and Unai Emery does not have a huge transfer budget to work with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    I’ll never be in a hurry to leave this club. No matter what the situation is. But I can’t predict what will happen in the future.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Tierney speaking to The Herald<\/a> (August, 2018)<\/p>\n

    Key stat:<\/strong> Tierney is the only player to be named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in three consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n

    Could it happen?<\/strong>\u00a0This is an interesting one and much depends on the player in question. Celtic, obviously, don’t want to sell and Tierney – a lifelong fan – seems keen to remain in Glasgow and make it nine in a row. If, of course, he feels already satisfied with all that’s been achieved then moving to England’s top division is a strong possibility though Arsenal’s lack of Champions League football could be a sticking point.<\/p>\n