Arsenal deny Newcastle Kieran Tierney transfer

Arsenal have informed Newcastle United that it will cost them more than £30m to sign defender Kieran Tierney this summer. The Gunners spent £25m to sign Tierney from Scottish champions Celtic in 2019 and the 26-year-old made a promising start to his career in north London. However, his game time suffered following Oleksandr Zinchenko’s move from Manchester City last summer and he is now considering his future at the Emirates. Newcastle were confident of signing Tierney for £30m as Eddie Howe’s side prepare for life in the Champions League, but Arsenal are looking to land a bigger fee for the Scotland international. Tierney has made 123 appearances for Arsenal in total and is under contract until 2026. Former Liverpool star John Barnes has urged Tierney to snub Newcastle and fight for his place at Arsenal, saying: ‘Kieran Tierney is a good player who would definitely be a good fit for Newcastle but he’s also a good fit for Arsenal. He’s an Arsenal player and Arsenal is a good fit for him. Of course they have Zinchenko who is playing in Tierney’s position right now, but I don’t see why at this particular point of time he would want to leave Arsenal.’