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Arsenal have decided to drop their pursuit of Celtic full-back Scott Tierney and pursue other alternatives rather than be held to ransom by the Scottish champions.
The Gunners have been trying to get a deal in place for the Scottish international for two months now, but have failed to make any significant progress despite making three bids for Tierney, as Celtic have played hard ball and held out for their own valuation of the left-back.
With fears that talks could drag on right until the August 8th transfer deadline, Arsenal have decided to pursue other targets rather than let Celtic take negotiations down to the wire for the 22 year old.
Tierney himself is keen to move to The Emirates, knowing that he could triple his wages by joining the North London club. However, as things stand, it looks like he will still be a Celtic player at the start of the season.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.