Stan Collymore urged Newcastle to sign Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney

Kieran Tierney is likely to leave the Gunners this summer.

Stan Collymore feels Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney would be “really good” for Newcastle United next season. Magpies are also a top side who are looking to earn Champions League qualification next season.

The Scotsman initially performed well for Arsenal following his £25m move from Celtic ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

Tierney is likely to leave the Gunners this summer so he can play on a more consistent basis. Newcastle United are one of the clubs interested in the defender.

Newcastle will need to strengthen this summer because they will have European matches as well.

Collymore feels Tierney has “stagnated”of late but he would be a “really good player” for Newcastle.

“I really like Kieran Tierney. When he first moved from Celtic to Arsenal there were a lot of comparisons made between him and Liverpool’s Andy Robertson,” Collymore told Caught Offside.

“Robertson obviously kicked on and grown to become a genuinely world-class left-back and Tierney has stagnated a bit due to injury and fitness problems.

“However, I still think at the age of 25 and with Howe’s exceptional individual coaching methods that there is still plenty of time for the Scotsman to enjoy the same kind of success Liverpool’s number 26 has.

“If Newcastle have the money available to look at signing quality players in the summer then there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t go out and get Tierney. He’d be a really good player for them – he would offer some very good balance, he loves to get forward but he is also solid defensively.”

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