'They didn't listen' - Chelsea hero reveals he told club to buy Arsenal star

Chelsea hero Pat Nevin has revealed that the club ignored his advice to sign Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney.

The Scot joined the Gunners from Celtic for a fee of around £25m in 2019 and he’s proven a popular figure with supporters for his full-blooded displays and the attacking thrust he supplies from the left.

Tierney is in line to become Arsenal captain next season following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s departure as skipper but the Scot has been linked with a move to Real Madrid.

At £25m, Arsenal’s move for Tierney looks a bargain in today’s transfer market and Nevin admits he advised former club Chelsea to make a move for his countryman.

“I tried to get Chelsea to buy him four years ago but they didn’t listen and ended up signing Ben Chilwell from Leicester City for twice as much as Kieran would have cost them

He hasn’t peaked yet, which is quite frightening.

“When I first met him he was a confident boy but he’s subsequently gone beyond that to have this total and utter belief in himself and you can see it by the way he carries himself on the pitch: you just think: ‘He’s got it.’

Nevin believes Tierney would have no problem fitting in at Real Madrid but says it wouldn’t surprise him if Pep Guardiola made an attempt to take him to Manchester City instead.

‘If Kieran did join Real Madrid then I’m convinced he would have no problem fitting in there —  he wouldn’t need time to settle or adjust,’ Nevin continued.

‘He’s good enough to join any club in the world and hit the ground running.

‘Andy Robertson is a fabulous full-back, so I’m not criticising him in any way when I say Tierney is the better all-round player of the two.

‘It’s probably the first time since Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness in the 1980s when we’ve