Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has cast doubt on the Scottish champions' chances of bringing Kieran Tierney back to Parkhead.

Tierney left Celtic for Arsenal in August 2019 for a fee of £25m. It was a record transfer fee for a Scottish player and the defender has gone on to make 123 appearances for the Gunners.

But the Scottish international has been linked with a move away from north London after falling behind Oleksandr Zinchenko in the left-back pecking order.

Tierney, 26, has been linked with a return to Celtic, where he came through the academy, while Newcastle are also believed to be interested.

But Rodgers, who returned to Celtic in June, has remained coy about a potential return for Tierney.

"There have been lots of players linked with here with me coming back," Rodgers said. 

"All I know is Kieran is like myself, we loved our time here.

"When I spoke to him down the road in the Premier League, every time we met up all we talked about was Celtic. He's a Celtic man but he's at a fantastic club in Arsenal.

"You can just never say never in football. Who knows what might happen? We wouldn't be able to buy Kieran for £25-£30million, that's for sure, or the figures I see banded about.

"I'm pretty sure we wouldn't be able to pay the huge salary he's on. However, one can never tell."