Kieran Tierney and the Real Madrid transfer 'infatuation' as Celtic in line for bumper windfall

Celtic are in line for a cash windfall if former star Kieran Tierney joins Real Madrid in a money-spinning switch this summer.

The 24-year-old has turned heads with Arsenal since a £25m transfer in 2019, and his form in the English Premier League has put him on the radar of one of the world's biggest clubs.

And it's set to be good news for Premiership leaders Celtic, who retain a 15 per cent sell-on fee in a player who would likely cost in excess of £50m. That would net his former club a fee of around £7.5m.

It would be another potential financial boost from player trading for the Parkhead side who announced profits of £27.6m on Friday, a figure underpinned by the sales of Odsonne Edouard and Kris Ajer.

Several reports in Spain state Tierney is on Madrid 's watch list and he's being targeted to challenge the incumbent Ferland Mendy for game time.

Tierney is adored by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and signed a bumper new deal last year to remain in north London until 2026.

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However, the lure of Los Blancos could proved hard to resist, with Kylian Mbappe set to usher in a new era of Galacticos this summer.

And Tierney certainly has an admirer in the Madrid dugout, with Carlo Ancelotti namechecking