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Celtic fans react on Twitter to report of Arsenal’s £15m Kieran Tierney bid

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The Hoops academy graduate is highly rated at Parkhead and as such is being linked with several clubs.

Kieran Tierney of Celtic is seen during the Scottish Premier League between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on May 9, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Celtic have rejected a £15million bid from Arsenal for left-back Kieran Tierney, the Scottish Sun has reported.

The report goes on to say that the Scottish treble Treble winners told the Europa League finalists that their valuation of the highly rated defender is “nowhere near enough”, setting the bar at £25million.

Celtic are believed to be open to offers for Tierney – who has also been linked with Napoli and Leicester City – but with his contract at Parkhead running until the summer of 2023, they are under no pressure to sell.

A number of Hoops fans have taken to Twitter with their opinion of their player’s valuation and needless to say feelings have been made clear:

The Bhoys face some challenges this summer, with a bloated squad featuring numerous surplus players needing to be trimmed, not to mention strengthening certain areas amid an increasing threat in keeping their Old Firm rivals at bay, while Neil Lennon’s appointment has split opinion.

Arsenal, meanwhile, have been left reeling from another season of failing to qualify for the Champions League, with Unai Emery reportedly eager to bolster an ageing defence, but having failed to make Europe’s top European competition, their budget is believed to be relatively modest.

Tierney, a boyhood Hoops fan and academy graduate, is a fan favourite at Celtic Park, having made 170 senior appearances and registering an impressive 37 assists as well as netting eight goals of his own, according to Transfermarkt.

Paris Saint-Germain's Italian midfielder Marco Verratti (C) reacts as a linesman (L) speaks to him while Celtic's Scottish defender Kieran Tierney (R) looks on during the UEFA Champions...