Panicked Rangers diehard drops £40m transfer bomb after Cerny KO as Tierney suffers brutal Hotline slapdown

He's a marquee signing from Arsenal who fans already know comes alive in green and white but the mood is changing around Kieran Tierney's return to Celtic.

The prodigal son returned but confidence appears brittle among the Parkhead faithful who were left miffed with the left-back's call-off for Scotland hours before he signed on the dotted line.

Reason to be concerned or an overreaction based on an act of caution from national team boss Steve Clarke? One regular has already hit the panic button.

Stephen Johnstone, Ardentinny, said: "Have Celtic's hierarchy lost the plot? Injury prone Kieran Tierney signed on a five year deal. This signing will end in tears and Rodgers gone before Xmas, and also the rumour mill has Jamie Vardy going to Rangers, more chance of it being Peter."

Mild concerns escalated to full-scale panic with one of the club's finest homegrown stars even earning unwanted comparisons to one of the club's most spectacular signing own goals.

David Bryce, Troon, added: "I am very sceptical to say the least in regards to Tierney’s return to Celtic. We all know a fully fit Tierney is a huge asset however he’s not nearly fully fit and having watched him recently for Scotland I’d say he’s a shadow of the player he once was. This signing has James Mccarthy written all over it and only Celtic would hand a guy with Kieran's injury history a five-year contract."

Record Sport revealed Vaclav Cerny's brilliance at Glasgow has all-but ruled out any shot of an Ibrox return. And one concerned punters reckons it will be a familiar story unless they can become Champions League regulars once more.

Lewis Fotheringham, Mount Ellen said: "Rangers missing out on players priced at around £9million, like Vaclav Cerny, shows