Arsenal defender Cedric Soares was absent from the squad in last night’s draw with Newcastle. Ben White was replaced by Takehiro Tomiyasu, and youngster Nathan Butler-Oyedeji filled the gap left by the Portuguese international.
Cedric has been on the fringes of the Arsenal squad this season and could leave the club this winter. football.london understands talks have been held with Fulham and Bayer Leverkusen for the 31-year-old and the Gunners would be open to a potential sale.
Mikel Arteta has spoken of the caution that Arsenal need to have with any departures. The squad is already thin after a number of injuries and last season’s absence of Kieran Tierney ended up costing the side in defence.
