KT: “Celtic will be getting a better player back than the one they sold,” Emmanuel Petit

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·31 de março de 2025

KT: “Celtic will be getting a better player back than the one they sold,” Emmanuel Petit

French World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit has been discussing Kieran Tierney’s summer return to Celtic…

Kieran Tierney and Scotty Sinclair of Celtic celebrate their team’s third goal scored by Callum McGregor during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium on April 29, 2017. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

The World Cup winning legend and Arsenal icon described the Scotland international’s time at his former club as being really unlucky due to the injuries that he picked up and explained that he could have been a future Gunners captain if he didn’t have fitness issues.

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Arsenal’s loss is however Celtic’s gain and having sold KT to Arsenal for £25m we are getting him back at his peak without paying the English Premier League side a penny.

Here’s the question that Emmanuel Petit was asked by pokerfirma.com about Kieran Tierney returning to Celtic in the summer.

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Kieran Tierney attempts a shot on goal during the Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and theRangers at Celtic Park on December 30, 2017. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Kieran Tierney will be returning to boyhood club Celtic in the summer. Sometimes, do footballers just need the love and security of home and is that what Celtic will offer him? And Emmanuel Petit’s response…

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 12: WM 1998 in Frankreich, Finale, Paris; BRASILIEN – FRANKREICH (BRA – FRA) 0:3; FRANKREICH FUSSBALLWELTMEISTER 1998; TEAM FRANKREICH/hintere Reihe v.li.n.re.: Zinedine ZIDANE, Marcel DESAILLY, Frank LEBOEUF, Lilian THURAM, Stephane GUIVARCH, Emmanuel PETIT; vordere Reihe v.li.n.re.: Christian KAREMBEU, Youri DJORKAEFF, Didier DESCHAMPS, TORWART Fabien BARTHEZ, Bixente LIZARAZU (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images)

“Whatever people will say about Kieran Tierney, I think he’s been really unlucky with injuries and, whether or not you think his transfer to Arsenal was a success or not, he’s grown as a footballer. He’s gained some incredible experiences that will only benefit Celtic and his teammates,” the Frenchman said.

“He was a key player for Arsenal, and then he got injured. They spoke of him as a future captain at one point. He lost his spot, and then he had the courage to go and try something different and went and played in La Liga for a season with Real Sociedad. Celtic will be getting a better player back than the one they sold, it’s never been a question of ability, it’s always fitness,” Emmanuel Petit said.

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Leonardo of Brazil challenges Emmanuel Petit of France as Bixente Lizarazu looks on during the1998 FIFA World Cup Final match on 12 July 1998 played at the Stade de France, Paris, France. The match resulted in a 3-0 victory for France.(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

The World Cup winner continued: “Tierney lost his spot in the first eleven, he came back, and they moved on, they signed Zinchenko to play as inverted fullback.

“I presume that when you lose that confidence from the manager, when you are not considered as a top player or a first choice, then you lose your confidence a bit and I can understand that sometimes a player wants to feel at home, to feel loved and this is why I think that going back to his boyhood club Celtic will be a good choice for him.

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Kieran Tierney of Arsenal breaks away from Daniel Podence of Woverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

“He’s going back to where he came from to try to rebuild himself. It’s very important for a player to feel desired and for a player to contribute. He will be able to do that at Celtic,” Emmanuel Petit believes.

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