Brendan Rodgers wants to secure a stunning return to Celtic for Kieran Tierney.
Arsenal have informed the Scotland international that they don’t intend to exercise the option of another year on his contract when his deal expires in June.
The Gunners were obliged to take up the option by a certain date, which has now passed.
Free to speak to other clubs in January, the 27-year-old is open to the idea of a substantial pay cut in order to return home to his boyhood club.
Effectively a free agent, Tierney currently earns a salary in excess of £120,000 a week and will attract interest from the UK and overseas.