Kieran Tierney injury risks scuppering summer transfer away from Arsenal

Arsenal and Kieran Tierney’s hopes of a summer transfer have been dealt a potentially huge blow by confirmation that the left-back has suffered a serious hamstring injury.

Tierney left the field on a stretcher in the second half of Scotland’s draw with Switzerland this week, with the 27 year-old clearly in considerable pain.

He has now left Scotland’s training base in Germany to return back to London, where he will be assessed by Arsenal’s medical staff.

Tierney spent last season on loan at Real Sociedad in Spain and was expected to leave Arsenal again this summer, either on a permanent basis or another loan deal.

But the suspected severity of his injury means that he and Arsenal could now struggle to find suitors before the end of the summer transfer window.

Tierney has two years remaining on his deal in north London, meaning that this window had represented Arsenal’s best chance of generating a significant transfer fee for him.

“He had an issue the other night with his hamstring and, as we speak, he’s heading home to be assessed by Arsenal,” said Scotland assistant manager John Carver at the team’s training base in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. “That’s all I can say at the moment.

“They’ll give you updates when they have it, but he’s obviously extremely disappointed. If we do progress [in the tournament], he’ll be back to support us. He’s a young lad with plenty of time and he’s got to make sure he’s right for his return.”