Last summer Brendan Rodgers spoke openly about his admiration for the defender but when it came to the crunch he moved to San Sebastian with that position unaltered by Celtic’s dubious summer recruitment.
In almost every sense there seems little logic in Tierney returning to Celtic but football has a habit of ignoring known logic.
Newcastle and Aston Villa had been expected to put in offers for Tierney but with just over a fortnight to go before the EPL kicks off no bids have yet been placed.
The economics of the situation surely rule it out but pressed on the issue Brendan Rodgers offered encouragement, comparing it to his own return to the club he left in 2019 with no-one predicting a return.
We wouldn’t be able to buy Kieran for £25-£30million, that’s for sure, or the figures I see banded about. I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be able to pay the huge salary he’s on. However, one can never tell.