Celtic manager Neil Lennon is hoping some of the money received for the left-back is reinvested into his team.
Kieran Tierney has officially left Celtic for Arsenal, the club have announced on Thursday.
The Scottish champions say that the player wished to pursue the move and agreed to the transfer after receiving a significant offer.
They have also announced to the London Stock Exchange that they have received £25m as a record single amount from the Gunners for the transfer.
Manager Neil Lennon told CelticFC.net: “This is an opportunity Kieran wanted to take and while we will be sad to see him leave the club, we wish Kieran all the very best for the future.”
Also telling supporters that the club want to continue building his squad, it’s clear that the cash will be used for reinvestment into his first-team this summer, at least in part.
It’s something Lennon was hoping for last night too.
Asked whether the Tierney money would be used to strengthen, he told BBC Sportsound: “I hope so, yeah. There’s a few areas we’d like to improve on.”
A look at the Celtic squad shows that players are still needed before the end of the Scottish transfer window.
A left-back is now obviously required to support and provide competition for Boli Bolingoli, while another central defender option would be optimal too.
At right-back there are question marks about the inexperienced Anthony Ralston’s ability to provide competent back-up for Hatem Abd Elhamed. Is another signing needed there too?
With fresh ideas and competition always welcome in attack, notably on the left wing, the Hoops are likely to be busy over the next weeks.
An entire rebuild isn’t needed, but if Lennon can polish up an already successful squad it will stand them in good stead to retain their Scottish Premiership crown.
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