Kieran Tierney has no idea what his Arsenal future holds having been shipped off on loan to Real Sociedad.

The 26-year-old quickly became a fan favourite at the Emirates following his £25million arrival from Celtic in 2019.

But the left-back lost his place in the starting XI to Oleksandr Zinchenko last season due to his inability to play Mikel Arteta's inverted role.

Takehiro Tomiyasu was also preferred ahead of the Scotsman at times, and with Jakub Kiwior and Jurrien Timber also brought in, the decision was made to send Tierney to Spain.

And it remains to be seen whether Tierney, who still has two years left to run on his contract in north London, will be reintegrated into the squad this summer.

Even the defender is in the dark, as he insisted William Saliba is the only player who has been sent away on loan by Arteta to return as a starter.

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In an interview that will be played out on the White and Jordan on talkSPORT, Tierney spoke about whether the door will be re-opened for him at Arsenal. "You never know in football," he told Jim White.

"It's probably quite rare that it happens when you come back from a loan.

"Of course you've got circumstances like Saliba when they just come back and I don't think he's been out the team since - he's not been on the bench since.

"But it's maybe a bit different for someone who has played four years already goes back [into the team].

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