02-07-2025
Celtic getting 'top player' at exciting age in Tierney
Manager Brendan Rodgers has reiterated that Celtic are "getting a top player back" at an exciting age in Kieran Scotland defender has returned to Parkhead six years after his big-money move to the Premier League with injury troubles and a lack of game time in recent seasons, the left-back could be set to enter his peak years having just turned says the fact Tierney and fellow returning player Ross Doohan have come through the Celtic academy is "so important" as they "understand the values" and help maintain "the culture that's created" at the Tierney specifically, Rodgers added: "I'm absolutely delighted. We're getting a top player back. Sometimes top players like that might come later on in their career."But we're getting Kieran at 28 years of age. I was with him during the summer so I know first hand how excited he is to be here."