Manx-born Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney has signed a new six-year deal with the Glasgow club.

The 20-year-old is now contracted to the reigning Scottish champions until at least the summer of 2023, dampening any rumours about a switch to a English Premier League club.

As the news of the deal broke on Monday evening, a delighted Tierney told the official Celtic website: ’I give a lot of thanks to the manager for believing in me. I’ve also got the right people around me to keep me grounded and it’s a big credit to them.

’My family will be delighted and it’s a big reward for them for believing in me and putting the work in all these years.’

Since making his debut in a 2-1 win over Dundee at Dens Park on April 22, 2015, Tierney has gone on to become a first-team regular, and he is now only four appearances short of a century with the Hoops.

In that time he has won two Premiership titles and one Scottish Cup with the club.

Alongside the likes of Paul McStay and Roy Aitken, he will be one of the youngest ever Celts to reach 100 games for the club, and it’s something he’s understandably proud of.

’It’s crazy the amount of appearances I’ve had already, and that’s with three operations as well, so it could have been a lot more,’ he said.

’To play that many games already for Celtic at this age is unbelievable and hopefully I can keep doing that.

’Every football player will tell you that they just take it one game at a time and that’s because it’s true.

’You’re not looking ahead beyond the next game and the next training day, so it’s just one game and one day at a time for me.’

The Scottish international also knows that he and his fellow youth academy graduates such as James Forrest and Callum McGregor are role models for the young players coming through the ranks at the club.

’When you’re younger, you always look up to the ones who’ve already done it and have stayed there.

’It’s really hard to get your chance but even harder to stay in the team and get a run of games, so I’m sure the younger players are looking to do that too and hopefully they can.

’And for me, Scott Brown is the perfect role model and leader for me to look up to. Even when I was younger and playing with the 20s, he would come and watch and take the game or training.

’So for me to know him that year and then make the step-up to the first-team helped and he was really welcoming and took me under his wing. He’s so influential for the team and so important to everyone in the changing-room.’

Tierney and his Celtic team-mates are in Champions League action this evening, Tuesday, with a home game against Bayern Munich.

The talented defender has also been named in Malky Mackay’s Scotland squad for the November 9 friendly against the Netherlands.