Cedric Soares is set to stay at Arsenal this summer football.london understands. The Portuguese international attracted interest from Atletico Madrid in the January transfer window, leading to speculation that he could be on his way out of the club this summer.
Reports have linked him with a move to Newcastle, while another has suggested that Porto have put in a £4 million bid for him. football.london understands that these are wide of the mark, though and that no offers have come in at the time of writing.
It was a tough start to the season for the 30-year-old, who played just 36 minutes in the Premier League between September and February after the deadline day signing of Takehiro Tomiyasu. However, as the Japan international began to struggle with calf and hamstring injuries, Cedric was asked to fill in and did so ably for much of the back end of the campaign.
