Kieran Tierney has admitted he has not mentioned his Arsenal future with Mikel Arteta forward of his return from a mortgage spell with Actual Sociedad.
Tierney joined the Gunners from Celtic in 2019 and rapidly cemented his place because the membership’s main left-back. Nonetheless, his standing modified with the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester Metropolis in 2022.
After that includes in just one sport throughout all competitions final season, the 26-year-old opted to hitch La Liga outfit Actual Sociedad on mortgage in the summertime.
In a current interview with talkSPORT, Tierney expressed his sorrow over the approaching conclusion of his stint in Spain, reflecting on his 15 appearances below supervisor Imanol Alguacil.
“Actually, that is an unbelievable expertise,” mentioned Tierney. “It’s a disgrace that there’s so little time left, there are six or seven weeks left of the season.
“It most likely labored out greatest for each events [Arsenal and Real Sociedad] that I acquired out, get a brand new expertise – get some sport time.
“When you do not play, you do lose a little bit of your confidence, so to go over right here and get that again has been nice.”
Though he is poised to move again to north London in the summertime, Tierney additionally confessed that he hasn’t had a dialogue with Arteta relating to his future on the Emirates. However, the defender stays eager to win his place again within the Gunners beginning XI, drawing inspiration from William Saliba’s resurgence following quite a few mortgage spells in France.
“In soccer you by no means know [what can happen]. It’s kind of unusual which you could come again the best way [William] Saliba did. It’s unusual to be on mortgage for 4 years after which return to play.
“Soccer is loopy, so we’ll see. I am not speaking to Arteta, he is busy there.”
Tierney marked his full debut for Actual Sociedad in a 5–3 victory over Granada, incomes excessive reward from Actual Sociedad boss Alguacil, who described his efficiency as ‘beautiful’. He continued to impress with one other robust displaying towards Actual Madrid in September. Sadly, he was later impeded by two hamstring accidents, one in September and one other in January.