Arsenal have opted not to extend Kieran Tierney's contract, allowing the Scottish defender to leave the club at the end of the season.
Mikel Arteta has made a decision on the future of an Arsenal player after the Carabao Cup quarter final win over Crystal Palace. Arsenal came from behind to win 3-2 with Gabriel Jesus ending his Emirates goal-drought with an impressive hat-trick to send Arteta's men into the semi-finals. Before Wednesday, his last start for Arsenal was in a 3-0 defeat to Brighton in May 2023. Kieran Tierney lasted 69 minutes but was forced off with another injury problem.
And immediately after the final whistle, David Ornstein of The Athletic reported that Arsenal will not be extending Tierney's contract. With his poor injury record, Arsenal have decided against activating a 12-month extension option in his contract. There was a specific date by which the extension could be triggered but that has now passed and Tierney's deal will expire at the end of the season. He will have the option to discuss a pre-contract with overseas clubs in January but a permanent deal is also possible when the window reopens. Tierney, who spent last season in La Liga with Real Sociedad, also holds interest from clubs in England. Arteta had been extremely complimentary about Tierney in a recent press conference, saying: 'He is ready, he’s training really well and he’s going to have an opportunity for sure.“The way the team is looking at the moment, he is going to do that for that reason and because he’s earned it. The way he’s behaved, the way he’s been with us because he’s willing to do it and when that happens, you have to give those opportunities to players.” Tierney signed from Celtic for a fee of £25 million in 2019 and has gone on to make 125 appearances for Arsenal
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