Tierney instructed to ‘train harder’ as Newcastle plot summer season switch transfer
The Scotland worldwide has fallen behind summer season signing Oleksandr Zinchenko within the pecking order this season, making solely 5 Premier League begins.
Standard Sport understands the former Celtic defender would be open to becoming a member of Newcastle this summer season ought to common first-team soccer proceed to show laborious to come back by.
Eddie Howe’s facet are inquisitive about a transfer for the 25-year-old as they try to herald a recognised left-back forward of subsequent season.
Leicester had been inquisitive about Tierney however noticed a January supply snubbed and the participant was completely happy to stay a part of the title problem in north London.
Arsenal are in a powerful bargaining place ought to Newcastle agency up their curiosity.
Tierney has over three years left on his contract and the membership can be in search of greater than the £25m they paid to signal him in 2019.
Sagna, nonetheless, believes there may be nonetheless hope for Tierney on the Emirates Stadium however urged him to struggle to win his place again.
“I wouldn’t leave the club,” he told sportingpost.com.
“He needs to fight to play and come back into the manager’s plan. He is part of what’s becoming one of the best clubs in England, so where is he going to go?
“Of course you want to be able to play but sometimes you need to be out of your comfort zone, and he’s out of his comfort zone now. So it’s time to fight, not just leave and give up.”
“What’s the point of going somewhere where you know that you’re going to start no matter what, and you’re going to play – you’re not going to progress in that environment.
Challenge: Zinchenko’s arrival has limited Tierney’s game time
/ Arsenal FC via Getty Images“I had the same choice when I left Arsenal, because I was playing in a comfortable position. I could have stayed and yes, I was playing. But at some point, if you want to try and get better and you want to challenge yourself, you need to be out of your comfort zone.”
“Zinechenko is giving him a challenge to fight for his place, so he has to train harder and get back to his very best level so he gets his opportunity and then he has to take it. If he does that he won’t be spending so much time on the bench.”