An out-of-favour member of the defensive ranks at Premier League giants Arsenal is garnering interest from no fewer than three clubs, it has been revealed.
The player in question? Cedric Soares.
Right-back Cedric, of course, has endured a difficult campaign to date.
Already sitting behind Takehiro Tomiyasu in the pecking order in north London, the conversion of Ben White into a full-back has seen Cedric reduced to little more than a bit-part role under Mikel Arteta.
Owing also in part to fitness woes, the former Southampton star has therefore taken to the pitch on just four occasions thus far this term.
In turn, it hasn’t come as a massive surprise to see Cedric’s long-term prospects at the Emirates called into question of late.
The info comes courtesy of the reliable James Olley of ESPN, who points towards a trio of European clubs expressing an interest in luring the Portuguese away from Arsenal following the turn of the year.
The first comes close to home, in the form of the Gunners’ capital rivals, Fulham.
Elsewhere, both Bayer Leverkusen and Villarreal are also keen, albeit with Marco Silva’s Cottagers viewed as leading the race at present.
Cedric, for his part, is not actively seeking a move away from Arsenal as things stand, but would be expected to alter his stance in the case of Mikel Arteta making it known that he is no longer part of his plans.
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