Aston Villa are set to rival Newcastle in the race to signKieran TierneyfromArsenalthis summer.
Tierney is expected to leaveArsenalafter losing his place in the side to Oleksandr Zinchenko this season, with the Scotland international having made just six Premier League starts.
Newcastle have a long-standing interest in the 25-year-oldand remain favourites to sign the left-back this summer, but could face competition fromAston Villaaccording to theTimes.
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Unai Emery is a big admirer of Tierney and signed the defєɴԀer forArsenalfrom Celtic in 2019. The Spaniard wants to improve his squad afterAston Villasecured qualification for the Europa Conference League and is expected to be backed in the upcoming transfer market.
Villa signed Alex Moreno from Real Betis in January and the Spanish defєɴԀer has impressed since arriving in the Premier League, but there are doubts over the future of Lucas Digne who has struggled for regular football since Emery’s arrival.Villa have also confirmed that veteran Ashley Young will leave the clubwhen his contract expires this summer.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are preparing for Champions League football next season and have made the signing of a left-back a priority this summer. Dan Burn has featured in the position for much of the campaign and Tierney would provide a more natural left-back option.
