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Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has been tipped to join Newcastle United this summer as he is currently \u201cnot at the level needed\u201d by Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n
Tierney made a superb start to life at Arsenal following his \u00a325m move from Celtic but he has been hampered by injuries over the past couple of seasons.<\/p>\n
The Scotsman missed much of last season through injury, so new signing Nuno Tavares had to play regularly before he was ready.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This negatively impacted Arsenal<\/strong> <\/a>as they narrowly missed out on a place in the Champions League. They were subsequently tempted to scour the transfer market to sign a new left-back and they ended up bringing in Oleksandr Zinchenko from Man City.<\/p>\n Zinchenko has been favoured by Mikel Arteta this term and he has played ahead of Tierney when both players have been fully fit.<\/p>\n Tierney has played 26 times across all competitions this term but he has only started four Premier League games.<\/p>\n Last week, it was reported that Tierney is \u2018frustrated\u2019 and he is \u2018plotting\u2019 a move away from Arsenal ahead of this summer.<\/p>\n Newcastle United are being linked with him and ex-Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonalhor thinks he would be a \u201ctop signing\u201d for Eddie Howe\u2019s side.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he would be a good fit at Newcastle,\u201d Agbonlahor told Football Insider.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt really hasn\u2019t worked for him at Arsenal. He\u2019s probably really considering where he stands right now. He\u2019s not getting a look in when it comes to league games.<\/p>\n \u201cArsenal are going in a completely different direction to him. He needs to sign for a club where he\u2019s number one. That\u2019s not going to happen at Arsenal \u2013 ever.<\/p>\n \u201cZinchenko is the number one, and we\u2019ve even seen Tomiyasu there.<\/p>\n \u201cI just don\u2019t think he\u2019s at the level that Arsenal need. But as a sixth-place player \u2013 I think he\u2019d be a top signing. Get it done, Eddie Howe.\u201d<\/p>\n The report from Football Insider<\/em> states that Tierney is valued at around \u00a330m, with his contract at Arsenal not due to expire until 2026.<\/p>\n Newcastle are in the market for a new left-back and they are also being linked with Fulham defender Antonee Robinson.<\/p>\n Gunners boss Arteta remained coy when asked about Tierney\u2019s future last month. But the Spaniard refused to rule out the defender leaving later this year.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know, I\u2019m not thinking about that,\u201d Arteta told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thinking about what\u2019s best for the team and the players who earn the right to play minutes, that they all deserve.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to try and do that in the next couple of games.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Premier League 2000-minute men\u2026 Man Utd, Arsenal and Man City lead the way<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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