Napoli have joined the race to sign Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney, claims The Sun.
Tierney is widely thought of as the hottest prospect in Scotland and has long been linked with a move to the Premier League.
Manchester United have previously been linked with the 22-year-old but now Arsenal are leading the chase from the Premier League pack.
Unai Emery wants to sign the £25m-rated defender as a long-term replacement for Nacho Monreal, who has one season left on his current Arsenal deal.
Arsenal are even prepared to offer Celtic a pick of some of their finest young talents in order to sign Tierney this summer but now face competition from Napoli.
Carlo Ancelotti wants to strengthen at left-back for the new season and has identified Tierney as a potential target.
Faouzi Ghoulam is still working his way back to his best following a long injury lay-off and Napoli are preparing for the departure of versatile full-back Elseid Hysaj.
Napoli hope to use the allure of guaranteed Champions League football to pip Arsenal to Tierney’s signature, as the Gunners are only in the Europa League.
Of players that made at least three appearances for Celtic in the Europa League last season, only Filip Benkovic (7.49) garnered a higher WhoScored rating than Tierney (7.13).
