Celtic have confirmed that Kieran Tierney will return to the membership in July 2025.
Tierney was linked with a return to Celtic through the January switch window. That didn’t materialise, however supervisor Brendan Rodgers confirmed final month that there was a pre-agreement in place.
Of their newest interim monetary report, revealed on Monday, Celtic confirmed that the full-back has signed a pre-contract settlement and can return in July.
“During the January 2025 transfer window, we acquired the permanent registration of Jota and the temporary registration of Jeffrey Schlupp,” the report mentioned.
“In addition, we extended the contract of Kasper Schmeichel and entered into a pre-contract agreement that will see Kieran Tierney return to Celtic in July 2025. We disposed of the registrations of Kyogo Furuhashi, Alexander Bernabei and placed Luis Palma, Odin Holm and Stephen Welsh on Loan.”
Brendan Rodgers and Kieran Tierney pictured throughout his first stint with Celtic again in 2017
Tierney rose by way of the Celtic academy and performed 170 video games for the membership earlier than becoming a member of Arsenal in a £25m deal again in 2017.
He has since gone on to make 129 appearances for the Gunners throughout all competitions, scoring 5 targets and including 13 assists.
Celtic wished Tierney in January
Sky Sports activities Information reported Celtic had been pushing to signal the Arsenal defender on mortgage within the January switch window, with the view of finishing the deal in the summertime. Nonetheless, Arsenal opted to maintain Tierney on the Emirates till the tip of the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
The 27-year-old defender has made 5 appearances for the Gunners this season however solely one in all these outings arrived within the beginning line-up in opposition to Crystal Palace within the Carabao Cup.
The Hoops additionally allowed Alex Valle to chop his mortgage transfer from Barcelona quick to affix Serie A facet Como, with Jeffrey Schlupp heading the opposite manner from Palace to supply cowl at left-back.
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Brendan Rodgers confirms Celtic have agreed a pre-contract with Kieran Tierney who will return to the membership from Arsenal, with talks ongoing over a deal this month, whereas Alex Valle’s mortgage from Barcelona is to finish
Talking whereas the window remained open, Rodgers mentioned: “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.
“I don’t know. I think that, like I said, we’d prepared that for the summer. And I don’t want to speak too much on it, with the greatest respect, because he’s not a Celtic player here now with us.
“But, if we were able to do it, of course we would like to do that. But that’s out of our control at this moment in time.”
Celtic’s switch enterprise in full
In
Jota – Rennes, £8m
Jeffrey Schlupp – Crystal Palace, mortgage
Kieran Tierney – Arsenal, pre-contract settlement
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Jeffrey Schlupp on his deadline day mortgage transfer to Celtic from Crystal Palace and his hopes for the season forward
Out
Stephen Welsh – KV Mechelen, mortgage
Odin Holm – LAFC, mortgage
Alexandro Bernabei – Internacional, £5m
Kyogo Furuhashi – Rennes, £10m
Alex Valle – Barcelona, recalled from mortgage
