Celtic will fight to clear Christie for Rangers clash



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CELTIC will fight for Ryan Christie to move to the Old Firm – IF Arsenal cut Kieran Tierney’s 14-day isolation.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta revealed he was “hopeful” that the £ 25m former Celt could come out of quarantine for his match against Man City at the Etihad.

Celtic star Ryan Christie

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Celtic star Ryan Christie

Tierney and Christie are not due to leave isolation until next week after they were deemed to be “close contacts” of Stuart Armstrong, who tested positive for Covid-19.

Now Arsenal doctor Gary O’Driscoll is in talks with the Lothian Health Protection Team, the Scottish government and the SFA.


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Tierney and Hoops’ forward Christie were forced into isolation for two weeks while on the Scottish pitch at Oriam in preparation for the Euro 2021 play-off semi-final against Israel.

The duo tested negative on the eve of the decisive crash, but that didn’t matter to health officials.

Kieran Tierney in action for Arsenal

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Kieran Tierney in action for Arsenal

Lothian Health bosses felt their close proximity to Southampton midfielder Armstrong, while the trio were in a hotel suite playing PlayStation, was enough to sideline Christie and Tierney.


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Both Arsenal and Celtic reacted angrily, insisting that their players had followed social distancing guidelines, and the Hoops knew he was excluding Christie from the Gers showdown.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has already surpassed Nir Bitton and Hatem Elhamed through positive tests while in international service with Israel.

However, the Parkhead expert also has concerns about Odsonne Edouard.

The mystery still surrounds the precise time of return of the talisman Edouard, who has spent the last ten days in isolation in France after it was discovered that he too was positive in an U21 camp.

Celtic hope the leaders can fly back to Glasgow tonight, but there were still fears that it could be early Saturday morning.


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