Kieran Tierney in 'always Celtic' declaration as Arsenal transfer uncertainty answered amid Sociedad loan doubt

Kieran Tierney has told Arsenal that there is NO chance of him coming back from his Real Sociedad loan this month and admits his future at the Emirates is uncertain.

The former Celtic defender, who has pledged he will always love the Parkhead club as he drew parallels to local San Sebastian lads starring for Real, has recovered after a muscle injury ahead of the Basque club's Champions League knockout showdown with Paris-SG next month It was reported the Gunners may look to recall Tierney from his loan spell after an injury to Oleksandr Zinchenko. But the 26-year has no intention of returning to London now.

He said: "Several people have already asked me if I was going to return to Arsenal now and the answer is no. I'm going to stay here for sure. As for staying here longer, the decision is not mine. But the only thing I can say is that I love playing for Real. And I'm enjoying it very much.

Everything is fine with him [Mikel Arteta]. Last year I didn't play and spent a lot of time on the bench. But this is football, I have no problem with it. I had almost no injuries, I played about 30 games, many coming off the bench, but I felt fine.

"Everyone knows that the Premier League has much more money. All clubs competing in that league can buy footballers for 30 million Euros. That's the big difference. But when it comes to quality, I don't think agree about the difference between the leagues, I think La Liga has extraordinary footballers.

"The atmosphere here is incredible. In England, there are also very good atmospheres and I don't want to speak badly about the Premier League because it is a great league, the fans are great. But if people saw La Liga more they would realise that it is an incredible tournament and so are