Ornstein.. Never change Arsenal. He was out of favour, injured and free in 4 months..
Eyebrows were raised when Cédric Soares arrived at Arsenal’s London Colney base to complete his move wearing a knee brace. However, there is confidence his ligament problem is healing well. That said, it was a transfer that came as a pleasant surprise to Southampton. As deadline week drew closer, news of Arsenal’s interest surfaced and Southampton could hardly believe it was true. They saw barely any logic in the approach and put it down to certain relationships between Arsenal and Soares’s people, yet there were no complaints from the south coast. A deal was done that suited all sides — the package is worth around £5m to Saints and Arsenal feel that, once fit, in Soares they will get exactly what they were seeking from the market.