Brendan Rodgers blasts Celtic fans for Kieran Tierney chant amid Arsenal transfer exit talks | OneFootball

Bhoys unhappy with supporters after Sunday’s win over St Mirren

Brendan Rodgers does not want Celtic supporters to chant Kieran Tierney’s name amid links with a move away from Arsenal.

The Scotland international came through the ranks with the Glasgow giants and won four Scottish Premiership titles alongside a raft of cup trophies before leaving for the Gunners in 2019.

After a strong start, Tierney then struggled with injury and saw new signings overtake him in the pecking order under Mikel Arteta and spent last season on loan with Real Sociedad.

Kieran Tierney is expected to leave Arsenal

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A hugely popular figure amongst the Celtic support, Rodgers was unhappy to have heard his name sung during Sunday’s 3-0 Scottish Premiership win over St Mirren.

The Bhoys boss believes it was disrespectful to current Celtic left-back Greg Taylor.

“There was a few things that I may have overheard at the end there. That’s a total lack of respect. Of course there is,” he said.

“Greg Taylor, he’s been absolutely amazing at this club. How does he feel? He nearly breaks his nose, bleeding for the club, for a cause. It’s not very respectful.

“You sing for another player, no matter what Kieran’s history is. I don’t like that. There’s lots of speculation, lots of names, but I wouldn’t add anything to it.”

Asked about Tierney’s future last week, Arsenal manager Arteta said: “All the players that are here, they want to focus on performing and impacting the team and if something happens there then we will assess it.”