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Arsenal told they are paying ‘high price’ for Tierney at £25m

Celtic are getting “very good value” in a mooted £25 million ($30m) deal with Arsenal for Kieran Tierney, says Charlie Nicholas, with that figure considered to be “quite high” despite being a “statement of intent” from the Gunners.

Those at Emirates Stadium are hoping to see a long-running transfer saga reach a positive conclusion on deadline day.

Two bids from north London for Tierney have already been knocked back, with the second of those totalling £25m through a number of clauses.

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Returning with a more suitable offer at that price has seen Arsenal close on an agreement for a highly-rated 22-year-old left-back, with Goal having revealed that the Gunners are confident of capturing Tierney and Chelsea centre-half David Luiz.