boss might reportedly sanction the sale of left-back Kieran Tierney to , a person as soon as tipped to put on the armband on the Emirates. The Scottish defender has fallen down the pecking order in current months as Oleksandr Zinchenko has established himself as first selection on the left-hand facet of the defence.
Tierney has fallen sufferer to Arteta preferring a left-back who is ready to tuck inside and transfer into midfield, moderately than an overlapping full-back who operates as an alternative on the best within the type of . The 25-year-old has made simply 4 begins this season and is on target for his lowest quantity of beginning appearances since becoming a member of the membership from in 2019 for £25million.
As Arteta prefers Zinchenko at left-back and the Ukrainian including a brand new dimension to the Arsenal group, has claimed that Newcastle are plotting a transfer for Tierney if the Gunners are ready to sanction a sale. The report states that the Scottish worldwide would value in extra of £30m, whereas Eddie Howe has been a long-term admirer of the marauding left-back.
The information would come as a shock to these following Arsenal within the early years of the Arteta period, when Tierney at instances appeared like probably the most senior participant on the pitch because the Spaniard tried to convey by a number of merchandise of the Hale Finish academy and his affect within the group was clear. Arsenal icon Martin Keown even made the prediction that Tierney would go on to grow to be the membership captain.
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"Now Arteta has acted, he is acquired the possibility to pick out his personal skipper," Keown wrote in his column in 2021 when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was ousted by Arteta. "Underneath his administration, I imagine Kieran Tierney has been the standout participant who might fulfil that position.
"However Tierney's relationship appeared strained together with his supervisor not too long ago when he returned from damage and wasn't introduced straight again into the group."
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Whether or not Arsenal could be keen to let Tierney depart stays to be seen, as he is likely one of the higher backup left-backs within the division. Nonetheless, a price north of £30m for a fringe participant could be onerous to show down if a alternative could be discovered to cowl Zinchenko.
Nuno Tavares has spent the season on mortgage at Marseille and has loved a blended spell in France, having initially received the facet over together with his early-season goalscoring exploits and the 23-year-old was a robust presence down the left flank.
Nonetheless, his current kind has dipped and that has raised questions over whether or not the Portuguese defender can succeed at Arsenal in the long run. Takehiro Tomiyasu has often crammed in on the left, but when Tierney leaves for Newcastle and Tavares is just not deemed prepared for the Premier League then Arteta would possible must discover a alternative in the summertime.