Ever since the signing of Takehiro Tomiyasu in 2022, Cedric Soares has become Arsenal’s third choice, right behind Ben White and Tomiyasu. He has got a few game time in the last 1-2 years. The Gunners are thus keen on selling the Portuguese footballer to an English club to reduce the stress on their wage bills.
However, they have faced a lot of trouble selling the fullback. And it is totally because Soares was not ready to reduce his wages. Not a good call at all.
Fulham is the only club that has shown interest in signing Cedric Soares from the start. Well, the biggest reason for it is that their coach, Marco Silva, previously managed Cedric Soares back in his days at Sporting Lisbon, and he knows the fullback very well.
Expectedly, he will make full use of Soares at Fulham if the transfer really does take place, and it is also good for the player’s future.
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As mentioned earlier, he has only played in a single match this season, in the FA Cup against Brighton, and Arsenal lost that match 3-1. It would be a better decision for him to accept the wage cut because he would not only get game time at Fulham, but he would also be playing under a manager who is familiar with him.
It would give him an opportunity to prove his worth and attract better suitors in the coming years. After all, Cedric Soares is 31 years old, and he does not have many years left in his prime career.
Will Cedric Soares leave Arsenal; what was the exact reason and what are the Gunners’ plans for the future?
Soares is demanding a salary of £65,000 a week but Fulham is not willing to take such a costly risk. However, Arsenal are adamant about selling him and might even consider paying a part of his wages in case he does not intend to lower his salary in any way.
Fulham are having a dream run in the Premier League this season. They are currently 8th on the league table with 25 points after 17 matches.
They are above Chelsea and just below Liverpool on the points table. This is till now Fulham’s best run ever in the Premier League so far. They would push for a Top 6 finish, although that seems like an impossible job.
Marco Silva has truly revolutionized this team in every way possible, and they seem to have a bright future under his management. We’ll have to wait to see where they stand at the end of this season. Now, we have to wait and watch whether Arsenal can sell Soares in the near future. Only time will reveal that whether Soares leave the Emirates Stadium.
