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Arsenal favourites to secure £10m Celtic deal: Liverpool drop interest for Leeds ace
ARSENAL are reportedly ready to make a £10million bid for Celtic's Kieran Tierney after Liverpool dropped their interest in the left-back.
Celtic and Leeds want to keep hold of Tierney and Taylor (right)
The Gunners are thought to be seeking new recruits in defence, with Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs currently vying for the left-back spot.
Scotland international Tierney has already attracted interest from Liverpool in recent weeks - although they are now said to have moved on to other targets.
And that could leave Arsenal with a free run at Tierney.
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However, website Football Insider claim Klopp has shifted his interest to Leeds' Charlie Taylor.
The 22-year-old has just a year remaining on his contract and could leave Elland Road on a cheap deal.
As for Tierney, Arsenal face a battle with Celtic to prise the youngster away from Parkhead, with Hoops chief executive Peter Lawwell confirming last week their intentions for the player.
“Kieran has three years left after the summer,” Lawwell said. “He’s done brilliantly well and normally when that happens we’ll sit down with them and try to reward them.
“We’ll do that with Kieran and look to extend his contract. I’m sure that’ll happen over the summer. The kid wants to stay and we’re eager for him to stay.”
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