Everton hero Alan Stubbs is urging Arsenal fullback Kieran Tierney to leave for Newcastle this summer.

Stubbs has now told Tierney to swap the Emirates for St James' Park as Eddie Howe's side look to continue to make waves at the top end of the table.

"I don't think Kieran will struggle for options," he told Grosvenor Sport. "He will have plenty of admirers in the Premier League and in Europe. It does look like he will have to leave Arsenal to get more game time.

"I was surprised they signed Oleksandr Zinchenko because Kieran had done very well and the fans liked him – even although he had some injury problems – but Zinchenko is Mikel's No 1 and Kieran can't get in the team.

"Newcastle are reputedly in the market and that looks like a good move to me. It's closer to home as well but they are a team on the rise and I can see that one happening. They have big plans and I'm sure their ambitions will match Kieran's."