Chelsea slammed for not signing this Arsenal star in 2019

Former Chelsea star Pat Nevin has slammed the Blues for not making the move to sign Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney from Celtic in 2019, even though he had advised them to sign him.

Recall that the Gunners paid around £25m in 2019 to land the Scotland International from Celtic, and he has gone on to become one of their key players.

With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang now in Barcelona, Tierney is likely to be handed Arsenal captain band next season.

Owing to his improved form at the Emirate, the Scottish player is now worth above £25m, which the Gunners paid to sign him.

“I tried to get Chelsea to buy him [Tierney] four years ago, but they didn’t listen and ended up signing Ben Chilwell from Leicester City for twice as much as Kieran would have cost them,” he said.

Nevin believes Tierney would have no problem fitting in at Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

“If Kieran did join Real Madrid then, I’m convinced he would have no problem fitting in there — he wouldn’t need time to settle or adjust.

“Personally, I think Manchester City would be the perfect club for him,” he said e to Metro.