Arsenal not giving up hope in pursuit of Kieran Tierney – but things aren’t looking good
Arsenal are refusing to give up on their pursuit of Celtic defender Kieran Tierney, according to the London Evening Standard.
The Gunners' opening bid of £15m was dismissed by the Scottish champions, who also knocked back a second offer of £18m.
Arsenal then increased their bid to around £25m in recent days, but that too was turned down by Celtic.
The Bhoys were unimpressed by the terms of the deal, which featured numerous add-on payments and relatively little money up front.
Despite their three rejections, Arsenal are still hopeful of landing the left-back this summer.
However, Unai Emery may first need to trim his squad to raise funds for any new signings, since Arsenal's current transfer budget is just £40m.
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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).