Southampton FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League
Arsenal have announced the signing of Cedric Soares from Southampton on loan. The Portuguese defender will spend the remainder of the season with the Gunners.
Ad
Mikel Arteta makes Cedric his second signing of the winter transfer window
Cedric's contract with Southampton expires in June following which he will be a free agent. It is reported that the contract includes an option which could see Arsenal hand the Portuguese international a four-year contract in the summer. The Londoners have paid Southampton a loan fee of just under £1 million for the defender. They have also agreed to cover his wages for the rest of the campaign, which are believed to be around £65,000 per week.
Ad
Trending
Calum Chambers, Kieran Tierney, Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi are all sidelined due to various injuries and the Gunners needed to act accordingly. Addressing the issues, Arteta brought in Flamengo centre-back Pablo Mari on loan earlier this week and has now sealed the transfer of Cedric.
However, the Portuguese international will have to wait to make his debut for the Londoners as he is sidelined with a ligament injury in his knee and will be out for a couple of weeks.
Samyak is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda, who focuses on writing a variety of listicles. A post-graduate in Finance with over 6 years of total work experience, Samyak became interested in football after watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup and some high-octane El Clasico clashes. His favorite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo for the forward's mentality, and his favorite managers are Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, and Pep Guardiola for the brand of football their teams showcase.
Samyak only follows top tier and verified fan club social media accounts for sourcing information for his articles. One of his core strengths is crafting crisp and concise articles to avoid any and all potential confusion for readers. These shrewd methods have helped him attain strong readership on his articles, one of them even being read half a million times!
Zinedine Zidane's Panenka penalty in the 2006 final is Samyak’s favorite World Cup moment owing to the Frenchman’s sheer nerves of steel showcased, and thinks Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are ready to usher in a new era post-Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. During his free time, Samyak follows Real Madrid, plays football and reads finance articles.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
