{"id":1098086,"date":"2019-07-15T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098086"},"modified":"2019-07-15T17:25:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T16:25:15","slug":"monreal-no-plans-to-leave-arsenal-tierney","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/monreal-no-plans-to-leave-arsenal-tierney\/","title":{"rendered":"Monreal insists he has no plans to leave Arsenal amid Tierney links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal left-back Nacho\u00a0Monreal has swatted away suggestions he could leave Arsenal despite the club&#8217;s strong links to Celtic defender\u00a0Kieran Tierney.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners activated a one-year extension on Monreal&#8217;s contract last season, but speculation of a move to La Liga has been rife these past few weeks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Monreal leave Arsenal? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Arsenal triggered a 12 month extension on Monreal&#8217;s contract in January.<\/li>\n<li>Unai Emery has been heavily linked with a move for left-back Kieran Tierney.<\/li>\n<li>The club have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/11763265\/celtic-reject-arsenals-25m-kieran-tierney-bid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> had a bid in the region of \u00a325m rejected by Celtic.<\/li>\n<li>Should Arsenal improve their offer and a deal materialise, Emery would have three senior left-backs on his books.<\/li>\n<li>Despite this, Monreal has batted away rumours of a departure from north London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>Celtic star Tierney has seen his name heavily associated with a move to the Emirates, but Arsenal have so far proven to be unsuccessful in their efforts to lure the Scotland international down south.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0Real Sociedad have an interest in seasoned Spaniard\u00a0Monreal, but the 33-year-old has played down talk of a move back to his homeland just yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s all rumours,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I belong at Arsenal. I still have a contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My idea is to stay here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great club and I feel really comfortable playing for Arsenal. My idea is to continue playing here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Monreal backs Arsenal board<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Arsenal hierarchy has come in for some scathing criticism from a large proportion of the match-going Arsenal fanbase in recent times, with many taking an exception to a perceived lack of investment in the current playing squad.<\/p>\n<p>However, Monreal has now declared his &#8220;trust&#8221; in the board, believing the club&#8217;s makers and shakers are working around the clock to bring in new players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I trust in the club,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Obviously a few players decided to retire &#8211; Petr Cech, [Stephan] Lichtsteiner &#8211; and other players changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s how it works in football. One day you&#8217;re here then you&#8217;re in another place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But 100 per cent the club is looking for new players. They will come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal left-back Nacho\u00a0Monreal has swatted away suggestions he could leave Arsenal despite the club&#8217;s strong links to Celtic defender\u00a0Kieran Tierney. The Gunners activated a one-year extension on Monreal&#8217;s contract last season, but speculation of a move to La Liga has been rife these past few weeks. Could Monreal leave Arsenal? 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