Arsenal have ended their interest in Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, according to the Daily Record.
The Scottish publication reports that a third offer has been rejected by the Hoops with the Scottish champions unhappy with the structure of the payments.
Celtic are believed to want most of the £25m up front, and with the Gunners unable to meet those demands, it appears the London club will now move on to other targets.
Fans on Twitter are still holding out some hope that a move can be revived but most are pessimistic:
I knew this will happen ???
— lacameyang?? (@austinesmith28) 22 July 2019
Joke club
— Very_Ghanaian (@lastbabymensa) 22 July 2019
He’s just not coming is he pic.twitter.com/F50YviIVwB
— Eddie Longbridge (@EddieLongbridge) 22 July 2019
They should leave this Tierney dude look for a left back from Huddersfield or Cardiff.. Lennon thinks Tierney is better than Ashely Cole or Wanda Saka and is trying to milk @Arsenal
— Prince (@Mabona03) 23 July 2019
This is boring now. Time to move on
— ÖrƎ (@Iron_OreA1) 22 July 2019
Stop dithering and get it done ffs, where’s your ambition?
— Leo (@_LS87_) 22 July 2019
But we were confident
— Axwell (@alabalachicken) 22 July 2019
This is so embarrassing. What a club
— VISWAJITH (@vijith91) 22 July 2019
No one, Tierney is cheaper than most and Arsenal arnt prepared to pay for that , so who can Arsenal possibly get offering instalments
— Matt R. (@MattR885) 23 July 2019
If arsenal can’t sign a player like kieran tierney from Scottish premier league that is the end of this club ??
— surya (@SuryaAS25) 23 July 2019
Tierney is said to be keen on a switch to the Emirates but he will not force a move away from his boyhood club.
It means that unless Arsenal reconsider their position on the payment structure for the deal, the £25m transfer looks to be dead.
There should be some positive transfer news this week, though, with Dani Ceballos expected to join on loan from Real Madrid and William Saliba also close to making his switch from Saint-Etienne.