Leicester boss Rodgers to enrage Celtic fans even further by raiding former club for £25m Tierney if Chilwell leaves
Former Hoops manager faces a battle with Borussia Dortmund to bring the left-back to the Foxes
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BRENDAN RODGERS could further enrage Celtic fans by beating Borussia Dortmund to the signature of Hoops star Kieran Tierney.
The German giants have emerged as contenders for the left-back in a £25million summer deal.
They have sent staff to monitor on-loan Jeremy Toljan in every Scottish Premiership game - and Tierney has caught their eye as the next youngster who could star in the Bundesliga.
The 21-year-old will be a target for Leicester if they lose Ben Chilwell in the summer, with Manchester City among the clubs interested in the England international.
Rodgers worked with Tierney at Celtic before taking over the Foxes last month and expects him to eventually star in the Premier League.
But the competition for the youngster is likely to intensify, with Arsenal also looking to bolster the left side of their defence.
Tierney will consider his options as he attempts to win back his place as first-choice for Scotland from Andy Robertson.
But if Rodgers wins the race for Tierney then it would further strengthen the ill-feeling towards him from his old club.
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Despite leading the Hoops to seven trophies during his time in Glasgow, fans unfurled a a banner at Hearts hours after his exit for Leicester saying: “You traded immortality for mediocrity. Never a Celt. Always a Fraud.”
Then a sick video emerged of Celtic followers chanting inside a pub: “I hope you die in your sleep Brendan Rodgers... with a bullet from the IRA.”
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Things got worse for Rodgers when his wife and step-daughter fled into a bathroom to escape masked burglars in their £1.6m home in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden last week.
Charlotte Searle, 35, and six-year-old daughter Lola are believed to have been woken by the raiders at 2am and huddled together in the main bedroom.
They cowered in terror as the thieves shone torches in their eyes, before screaming at them and locking themselves in the bathroom.