The January switch window has virtually been open for 3 weeks and Celtic are but to make their first addition of the month to bolster their squad.
Brendan Rodgers is reportedly trying to bolster his choices forward of the second half of the season, although, and has been linked with an curiosity in Lille forward Mohamed Bayo and Aston Villa winger Louie Barry, amongst others.
The Scottish Premiership giants are additionally trying to carry Kieran Tierney again to the membership, because it was recently reported by the Daily Record that they hope to signal him on mortgage from Arsenal earlier than a free switch in the summertime.
It will be a second spell at Parkhead for the Scotland worldwide, who got here via the ranks at Parkhead earlier than becoming a member of the Gunners in the summertime of 2019.
Kieran Tierney’s declining market worth
Arsenal signed Tierney for a Scottish record fee of £25m forward of the 2019/20 marketing campaign, after a return of 37 assists in 170 matches for Celtic.
The Scotland worldwide’s time with the Premier League giants has, sadly, been outlined by a string of damage points which have prevented him from turning into an everyday for Mikel Arteta’s facet.
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Kieran Tierney |
Market worth |
|---|---|
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July 2020 |
£24m |
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October 2020 |
£27m |
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March 2023 |
£21m |
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December 2023 |
£15m |
|
March 2024 |
£10m |
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January 2025 |
£8m |
As you’ll be able to see within the desk above, Tierney’s market worth has plummeted lately because of his lack of minutes on the pitch for the Gunners.
He has missed 94 competitive matches for membership and nation via damage since his transfer to Arsenal in 2019, which has performed an element in Celtic now have the chance to carry him again for a second spell.
As soon as a club-record sale for £25m, the Hoops now have gamers of their squad who’re value much more than the £8m Tierney is at the moment value, together with defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Celtic hit the jackpot with Cameron Carter-Vickers
The Hoops hit the jackpot after they signed the USA worldwide on a everlasting deal, reported to be worth £6m, from Tottenham Hotspur in the summertime of 2022 after he spent the 2021/22 marketing campaign on mortgage at Parkhead.
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Carter-Vickers has been a rock on the coronary heart of the Celtic defence in latest seasons and has been an outstanding signing by the membership, significantly for a payment of simply £6m.
The American titan was named within the Scottish Premiership Workforce of the 12 months for the 2022/23 campaign and the 2023/24 season, making 54 appearances in these two phrases, and this exhibits that he has been among the finest, if not the perfect, defenders within the league since becoming a member of on a everlasting deal.
His spectacular type within the top-flight lately has seen his worth soar. Football Insider reported earlier this month that Celtic worth the defender at a payment of at the very least £20m, amid curiosity from a number of unnamed golf equipment.
Because of this Carter-Vickers has seen his worth soar by £14m, from the £6m paid for his companies in 2022, and that he’s now value greater than Tierney (£8m) at this second in time.
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Due to this fact, the Hoops have hit the jackpot with the previous Spurs man as he has produced persistently spectacular performances on the pitch and has change into an extremely precious asset, who’s value much more than a participant who was as soon as a club-record sale for Celtic.
