Arsenal ace Kieran Tierney has been handed a major boost as he continues his return from a hip injury - with the news that Nacho Monreal will be allowed to leave The Emirates.
Monreal has been the subject of interest from Real Sociedad in La Liga and it is understood Gunners boss Unai Emery will let him go.
Virgil van Dijk: Kieran Tierney has the qualities to succeed at Arsenal
Tierney, 22, joined the Londoners in a record-breaking £25million deal but has been ruled out until at least early October.
But the path to a starting berth at left-back has been paved for the former Celtic player with Monreal's imminent departure.
The Scottish Sun are reporting that Monreal has already been told he won't be offered a new contract as his current deal expires at the end of this season.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here