Report: Manchester United’s interest in Celtic’s Kieran Tierney has increased thanks to Luke Shaw

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Manchester United are reportedly more interested in Celtic’s Kieran Tierney due to Luke Shaw’s recent improvement.

According to a report from the Daily Record, Manchester United’s interest in Celtic defender Kieran Tierney has increased because of Luke Shaw’s recent improvement for Jose Mourinho’s side.

The Record reports that Mourinho wants to strengthen his options on the left-hand side of the defence and had been eyeing up a big-money move for Alex Sandro from Juventus, while he has also been impressed with Tierney and Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon.

However, the situation has become slightly more complicated recently with Shaw – who the Record reports, has been offered out to other English clubs – coming back into the Red Devils’ side for the last three games and impressing his manager for several reasons.

The Record adds that that improvement coupled with how much a move for Sandro would cost means that United are now considering the option of keeping Shaw and trying to bring in Tierney or Sessegnon as his young understudy as neither would cost as much as the Juve ace.

It would hardly be a surprise if that potential proposal does not appeal to Tierney too much if United do come calling in the near future. Tierney is a Celtic fan, and, as the Record reports, has recently committed his future to the Parkhead club by signing a contract until 2023.

And with the Scotland international less than two years younger than the 22-year-old Shaw, it is not as if the man ahead of him in the pecking order will definitely be out of the way in a few years like a much older teammate would be – and that should surely tempt Tierney to seriously think about what is the best decision for his career if United do make a bid at some point.