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Cedric Soares joined Arsenal on loan from Southampton until the end of the season until deadline day, and, with the Portuguese international out of contract at St. Mary’s in the summer, that puts the Gunners in pole position to sign him full-time if he performs sufficiently well during his time at the Emirates.
However, one full-back who will not be joining the club is PSG’s Layvin Kurzawa, despite reports that he was about to sign a long-term contact with the club. Now it has emerged that although Technical Director was heavily involved in moves to bring the left-back to North London, the deal was vetoed by manager Mikel Arteta, who did not believe that Kurwaza could help his team in anyway.
Arsenal already have two experienced left-backs in the shape of Kieran Tierney and Sead Kolasinac, currently both injured, but, in their absence, stand-in Bakayo Saka has been a revelation both in defence and attack.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.