Celtic is pressing to sign Arsenal Left -back Kieran Tierney on loans in this window.
Hoops is waiting for a decision from Arsenal to see if he is available in this window, after agreeing pre -contractic terms with Scotland International in a step in the summer.
Celtic has already allowed on loan Alex Valle To return to Barcelona, ​​prior to his proposed move to Como.
Celtic chief Brendan Rodgers hopes it will speed up the process of getting Terney earlier to the Champions League -Knockouts this season, but admitted that it was “out of our control”.
On the question of Valle’s departure could lead to Tierney re -signing this month, Rodgers said, “Ideally, it would [happen in January] But at this moment he is still an arsenal player.
“I think everyone agrees that it will definitely take place in the summer. If we can do it in advance, then it is good.
“I don’t know. I think, as I said, we had prepared it for the summer. And I don’t want to talk too much about it, with the utmost respect because he is not a Celtic player here now with us.
“But if we were able to do so, of course, we would like to do it. But it is out of our control at this time.”
Tierney missed the first three months of the season with a serious hamstring injury that was picked up while playing for Scotland in Euro 2024 and has made only five appearances for Gunners since his return to fitness.
The 27-year-old had told that he can leave the North London club by Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta, where Gunners did not trigger the annual expansion on his contract.
Arsenal has a decision to make before the transfer deadline, with colleague left -back Oleksandr Zinchenko attracts interest from Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
The emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly could allow Tierney and Zinchenko to move in this window, with Ricardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber also able to cover this position.
Rodgers ‘disappointed’ over Valle’s exit
Meanwhile, Rodgers expressed his disappointment that Valle left the club after his loan was completed early.
The Nordirishman said, “Alex is not playing again, unfortunately. He is in Barcelona at the moment and he will probably then move on to another team.
“He is another young player who has contributed really well to us, played almost 20 performances, played in some very important games, debuted his Champions League and especially at Atalanta he was fantastic.
“We are disappointed that he is back, but we have to move on.”
Rodgers on Kyogo Exit: ‘He’s been an iconic player’
Brendan Rodgers (right) has praised Kyogo Furuhashi’s influence on Celtic after he left the club
Valle’s exit comes after Kyogo Furuhashi Connected RennesWith Rodgers calling him an “iconic player for the club”.
“He has been a real iconic player for the club, he has made brilliant in his time,” he said.
“It’s about getting a replacement, he did a good job he would leave.
“We have known for a number of months. We would definitely not have wanted to sell him, but he made it clear that he would move, and when that is the case, we have to find the best solution for the club.
“The club will work very hard to find a solution.”
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