‘He is a really good player’ - Carlo Ancelotti hails Celtic’s Kieran Tierney but rules out Napoli move

By BARRY ANDERSON

Published 29th Jul 2019, 08:15 BST

Napoli are not interested in Celtic's Kieran Tierney, which will make Arsenal sit up and take notice. Picture: SNS Group

Napoli are not interested in signing Kieran Tierney from Celtic.

The Italian club had reportedly looked at the Scotland defender but they do not intend to make a bid, leaving the path clear for Arsenal to take him to England if they can agree a deal with Celtic.

Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti, speaking after his side’s 3-0 victory over Liverpool at Murrayfield, said: “I know him and he is a really good player, the Celtic left-back.

“We are looking for a lot of players during the season. Just now he is a Celtic player. We have two good left-backs but he is a really good player.”

Asked if he was therefore interested, Ancelotti replied: “No.”

Arsenal have already had two bids for Tierney rejected but are confident they can strike a deal.