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Lennon hints Celtic want Wan-Bissaka money for Arsenal target Tierney

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has hinted the club will demand more money for Arsenal target Kieran Tierney.

The Northern Irishman confirmed the Gunners had failed with their second bid for the Scotland international fullback.

And Lennon added Tierney is a "far more experienced and rounded full-back" than Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who Manchester United bought for £50m this summer.

He said: "We can't do anything about what clubs do in England.

"£50m for Wan-Bissaka is a lot of money and we feel that Kieran is a far more experienced and rounded full-back at this juncture in his career.

"He's an asset for us and we do have a value for the player and we rate the player very highly.

"So disrespectful is the wrong word but we're certainly not going to be pushed over in any negotiations and we're in a very strong position with regard to a number of our assets in the team.

Lennon said that although Tierney may be the subject of interest, "the club's valuation of Kieran has not been met and until then we don't have a discussion to make.

"I don't know what Arsenal's financial state is. I know what ours is and we are quite comfortable with the situation at the moment.

"There has been a second bid, the bid has been rejected and it's as you were."

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