Kieran Tierney tops secret Newcastle United transfer VIP list as Champions League ticket triggers blockbuster deal

25.05.2023 - 10:33 dailyrecord.co.uk

Patient Newcastle are set to be rewarded in their pursuit of Kieran Tierney after securing a return to the Champions League following a 20-year absence.

It's understood Eddie Howe is utterly convinced the Arsenal star is the perfect signing to usher in the next stage of his rejuvenation project in the north east.

Tierney and Leicester City playmaker James Maddison are Newcastle's top two signing targets as chief Dan Ashworth gets set for negotiations with the players his club believe can continue the Toon's upwards trajectory under Howe's leadership.

And now the Independent report Newcastle feel emboldened to pursue Tierney now as he is the main man on their VIP signing wish list, which is now in play with the strains of Zadok the Priest guaranteed to return to St James’s Park for the first time in a generation.

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