Celtic announce the return of Kieran Tierney on a pre-contract deal from Arsenal.

Tierney left the Parkhead club in 2019 for a fee of £25 million and spent six years at the Gunners.

The 28-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year deal, which will keep him at the Celts until 2030.

During his time in London he managed to win the FA Cup in 2020 and was loaned out in 2023 to Real Sociedad.

The left-back had a successful time in Glasgow winning 8 major honours with the Scottish champions.

The Scotland international spoke of his delight to return to his boyhood club:

“Everybody’s known for a few months and just to be here with the Celtic strip on again just feels amazing.

“I spoke with the manager, and obviously I had worked with him before and I’ve always kept in touch with him. He’s one of the best so I’m so lucky and grateful that he’s given me the chance to come back again.

“When you move away from home, you grow up, you learn different things. I was in Spain for a year, learning a different language and playing in a different league, so I’m definitely a different person.

“Player-wise, it’s the same as I always say – I’ll try and work my hardest, I’ll do my best for the club and that’s all I can do.