Transfer Rumour Everton poised to make £25m bid for Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney

[Connor]

Jumped the gun the embargo, one would assume.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Wonder if the article should not have been released until 10.30?

 

[meagher94]

He is absolutely quality. We don’t make it happen and there’s a 99% chance we regret it the same way we did with Van Dijk.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

He's a good player, but I just don't see the upside. He's young, but he's not particularly fast, not particularly tricky. So while he's a sound player and would be an upgrade over Baines, not sure he's worth the 30-35M Celtic would ask for him. That being said, I don't think anyone else would pay that, either, so if he ever wants to move, maybe 25M would do it.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Its a yes from me if only because we need LB's!

 

[blue to the bone]

Jumped the gun the embargo, one would assume.

I'd say so.
If we sign Tierney will it mean we have the best Scottish left back on Merseyside?

 

[Goat]

Jumped the gun the embargo, one would assume.

We dont often get a Saturday night embargo, very strange.

 

[Connor]

I'd say so.
If we sign Tierney will it mean we have the best Scottish left back on Merseyside?

By a country mile, even though I'm big fan of the boy with the Trickys

 

[Connor]

We dont often get a Saturday night embargo, very strange.

Friday night embargos are pretty common for match weekends MG

 

[Goat]

By a country mile, even though I'm big fan of the boy with the Trickys

Oh come on, lets at least wait till the boy plays against non farmers first yeah.

 

[Connor]

Oh come on, lets at least wait till the boy plays against non farmers first yeah.

Best player on the park when they played City at Paradise in the Champions League the other year.

 

[bitter-no-better]

He's a good player, but I just don't see the upside. He's young, but he's not particularly fast, not particularly tricky. So while he's a sound player and would be an upgrade over Baines, not sure he's worth the 30-35M Celtic would ask for him. That being said, I don't think anyone else would pay that, either, so if he ever wants to move, maybe 25M would do it.

Not particularly fast or tricky you say?

 

[janus]

from Google cached version of the Telegraph page...

Everton are preparing to bid £25 million for Celtic’s highly-rated left back Kieran Tierney.

New manager Marco Silva and director of football Marcel Brands are looking to rebuild the squad over the pre-season, and Tierney is a prime target. Silva wants a long-term successor to Leighton Baines, and the versatile Scot has proved himself capable in both full-back roles. For his country he has played right back recently as he fights for his favoured position with Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson. The 21-year-old has also excelled at centre-back for his club.

Tierney is a prized asset for the Scottish champions, who have become accustomed to Premier League interest in the youngster since he made his breakthrough.
He has been the Scottish Premier League’s Young Player of the Year for the last three seasons, and was given the Celtic captaincy on occasion over the last 12 months. He has also been tipped for international captaincy recently.

It would be a coup if Everton could convince the player to make the move to Goodison Park, or agree terms with Celtic. Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to keep his side together, not only to match the domestic treble feats of successive campaigns, but to make more of a mark in the Champions League.

Silva knows Everton’s squad needs a major revamp, despite the significant spending of a year ago. He must not only inject younger, pacier players but also offload the ageing stars he does not see as part of the future. That may be easier said than done given some significant salaries, despite the high profile exit of Wayne Rooney to Major League Soccer earlier this week.

Everton are overloaded with players past their prime, and the imbalance was fatal to both Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce during the course of last season, facilitating another era of change at Goodison.

Tierney is the prototype target of the new management team – a young and exciting player who may be tempted by the challenge of the English Premier League.

 

[BillBrasky]

Would love to sign him, don't see it happening. He's too good for us now.

 

[Goat]

Best player on the park when they played City at Paradise in the Champions League the other year.

Pffft.