Celtic still have two trophies to play for this season. They are leading the Premiership title race by nine points and are in the semi finals of the Scottish Cup, where they will be taking on the Rangers. Thus, there is no room for distractions between now and the end of the campaign. After that, the focus will quickly turn towards the summer transfer window.
This time around, not only will the focus be on bringing in new players and strengthening further. But it will also be on holding onto their best players. The likes of Kyogo, Daizen Maeda, Carl Starfelt, Liel Abada and several others are being linked with moves away from the club.
On the other hand, they must have half an eye on the situation at Arsenal as well. After all, they are believed to have a sell-on clause for Kieran Tierney.
But Tam McManus appears to believe that Celtic would be disappointed if the transfer fee was around £30 million. As reported by Football Insider, he said:
"“They’ll be disappointed at a £30million fee as he was worth far more a few seasons ago and at one point they were probably hoping for a cut of a much larger fee for Tierney after his impressive start at Arsenal.“A £25million fee is nothing spectacular in the Premier League nowadays so it’s great business for Aston Villa or Newcastle but Celtic will feel as though they’re massively missing out on a big payday.“"
£30 million transfer fee claim made regarding Celtic and Tierney
It would be safe to say that not too long ago, Tierney was considered as one of the best players at Arsenal. In fact, many even viewed him as a future captain of the club.
He has completely lost his place in the starting XI this season though. Also, there will only be a year left on his deal in the summer. With clubs like Newcastle United and Aston Villa rumoured to be interested, a £30 million transfer fee might be what Arsenal can get out of Tierney’s exit.
Of course, that would not mean a huge sell-on fee for Celtic. After all, Arsenal themselves had shelled out a figure around £25 million to sign Tierney in the summer of 2019, which remains a Scottish record to this day.