The Celtic left-back, 21, is reportedly available for around \u00a325m and Brendan Rodgers has admitted he would not stand in the way of a Premier League move.<\/em><\/p>\n The problem for the Blues, however, is that Mauricio Pochettino apparently sees the player as the missing piece of Tottenham\u2019s jigsaw and is also ready to launch a move.<\/em><\/p>\n Spurs believe they can tempt Tierney with the proposition of Champions League football. Wolves and Bournemouth are also said to be interested but are resigned to defeat with both the Londoners and Everton in the hunt for Tierney\u2019s signature.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Remarkable.<\/p>\n I think its time for the club and the player to put this one to bed.<\/p>\n The champions League qualifiers start next week, and we could do without the papers unsettling our main men.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That, of course, is if Tierney\u00a0 is taking any notice of it himself, and lets be honest, he must be fairly used to it by now, and perhaps feels another statement about his love for the club is unnecessary , but it would be nice…<\/p>\n Whatever happens, this will be the first time Celtic will have to deal with a substantial bid for any of their players, and it will be interesting to see if their resolve to keep the squad together matches the ambitions of the manager on the European stage.<\/p>\n Or is Neil Lennon already drafting his resignation letter to Hibernian and looking out his old Celtic trackie ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thats the worst case scenario, but as I said above, we should be getting used to it by now.<\/p>\n No matter what we hear from the ranch, there’s always an element of doubt as constant re-assurance isn;t possible, and things can change very quickly indeed when millions of pounds are waved about.<\/p>\n For what its worth, I’d be surprised if he moved, and I don’t see this squad \/manager relationship breaking up until there are ten league trophies in the cabinet, all neatly numbered in order.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking about the ranch, there are two games tomorrow as the players compete for places in the starting line up over in Armenia next week.<\/p>\n The first is a closed doors clash with BW Linz, and then the main event is a game against Sparta Prague, any travelling fans first choice opponent when it all gets real.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hang on, a week tomorrow, over in Armenia ?<\/p>\n Told you it would come around quickly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, are we ready ?<\/p>\n Two of our defenders won’t feature as they’re at the world cup, another is dominating headlines over anticipated bids, and the other ?<\/p>\n Well, he’s alright.<\/p>\n I think.<\/p>\n And Kristoffer Ajer\u00a0 thinks Tierney is going to be alright as well..<\/p>\n \u201cKT\u2019s been fantastic and has really helped me a lot coming into the group. He\u2019s just a fantastic full-back and it\u2019s just fantastic to play with him.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a massive Celtic fan so it\u2019s really nice to see. He knows a lot about the club and its history. It\u2019s just nice to see such a big fan playing for the team.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you play for Celtic, do well and have won the Treble twice, there is always going to be interest in you.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut when you play for such a massive club as Celtic, it\u2019s a fantastic place to be. For me to be able to sign a new contract at such a club was fantastic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n KT has been tremendous for us and has proved himself over a number of seasons. We\u2019re desperate for this group to stay together. He\u2019s an important player in the squad and we want him to stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Presumably a journalists question prompted that reply, with the hacks now unashamedly trying to disrupt and weaken Celtics campaign for a third consecutive group stage qualification, which would put them even further ahead of any pretenders domestically.<\/p>\n So we didn’t get a chance to hear what Ajer thinks…<\/p>\n Well, we did, but only Scotzine<\/em> picked up on it…<\/p>\n \u201cI look at it as completely the same as last year. I still have a lot to prove, I only played half a season and need to develop a lot in my game to be a Celtic player.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cSo, I\u2019m just looking forward to the challenge and, hopefully, I\u2019ll be involved this year, as well.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of good players who want to play and that encourages you to do well in training and work harder, so that\u2019s really positive.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI feel I\u2019m developing well, I\u2019m learning a lot from the gaffer, the staff and all the players around me, it\u2019s a fantastic environment to be a part of.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That fantastic environment may well be why we’ve yet to lose a key player under Rodgers.<\/p>\n Long may it continue.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Final word on how the media are dealing with this issue…and its Neil Cameron of the Evening times, with a valid and well thought out point.. after considering some of the comments from Everton fans on social media re Tierney, Celtic and Scottish football.<\/p>\n
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