Kieran Tierney has opened up on losing friends to suicide and the problems he faced when leaving Celtic.
A 2019 switch to Arsenal from Parkhead was a big moment for the left-back from Muirhouse, but he admits homesickness hit him hard in London. Adding to it was the loss of close friends, with 'two or three' losing their lives to suicide. Tierney was speaking as part of his club's involvement in Amazon Prime's 'All or Nothing' series.
The Celtic academy product's emotional revelations come amid new statistics that show Glasgow had the highest level of suicides in Scotland over the past five years. Figures released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that the number of suicides in Scotland had decreased overall, with 753 recorded suicides in 2021, down from 805 the year previous. Tierney now feels he has an added responsibility on his shoulders.
