Soares surprisingly signed for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Southampton were reportedly stunned by Arsenal’s pursuit of Cedric Soares and were pleasantly surprised to offload him to the Emirates in the January transfer window. Soares is working his way back from injury (Picture: Getty)Soares is expected to be out for at least the next couple of weeks but were still willing to pay Southampton £5million for his services. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile they saw no logic in Arsenal’s pursuit aside from certain relationships between the Gunners and Soares’ representatives, according to The Athletic, Arsenal bosses believe they will get exactly what they wanted from the transfer market once Soares returns to full fitness. The trip is also viewed as a good opportunity to bed Soares and fellow new signing Pablo Mari into the club following their respective arrivals. MORE: Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal’s plans for the winter break as squad heads to DubaiMORE: Mikel Arteta hails ‘courageous’ Shkodran Mustafi after Arsenal draw with Burnley

Source: Metro February 03, 2020 10:41 UTC