As reported by The Daily Record, Manchester United transfer target Kieran Tierney has played down a move away from Celtic in the short-term and is purely focused on winning more honours with the Glasgow giants.

What’s the story?

The Red Devils were reported at the weekend to be ‘confident’ of securing a deal for Tierney during this summer’s transfer window, but it appears any prospect of that seems remote after the latest comments from the Scotland international.

The Daily Record also report that scouts were in attendance during the Hoops’ big win over Rangers on Sunday, but when asked about his future, the defender put the focus on Celtic.

As quoted by The Record, Tierney said:

I’m not thinking about anyone other than Celtic. I’m enjoying my career here. I’ve just signed a six-year deal so if that doesn’t say long term I don’t know what does.

We still have to win the league – rest up and hopefully beat Hibs. A double treble has never been done for a reason – it’s very hard. We’ve put ourselves in a great position and it’s up to us to be 100 per cent and do the business now.

Fans of the Hoops will love to hear Tierney reference his long term contract at the club, but where does that leave United’s interest, can they convince the left-back his career lies in Manchester?

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Will he leave Celtic one day?

It’s easy to forget that Tierney is still just 20 years of age given his rapid rise at Celtic Park over the last few years. Already making 125 appearances for the club, he’s become an integral part to Brendan Rodgers’ outfit.

There’s plenty of time left for him yet at Celtic though and as a boyhood fan of the club, the prospect of winning a legendary 10 titles in a row must be appealing, by which point he would still only be in his mid-20s, with plenty of time for a move to an elite club.

Tipped as a future captain of the Bhoys, clubs like Man United might have to remain patient for his signature as he first looks to secure his legacy as a playing legend north of the border.