Transfer: Arsenal defender set to leave Mikel Arteta’s team

Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares is set to leave the club this summer.

Spanish side Villarreal and other top European clubs interested in him.

TEAMtalk reports clubs from both the English top flight  and Portugal’s Primeira Liga could be potential landing spots for Soares. 

The report added that informal discussions are underway between the defender’s agent and three Portuguese clubs.

Soares, 31, is expected to leave Arsenal on a permanent deal this summer, with his contract set to expire in June 2024. 

He was notably left out of the Gunners’ squad for their ongoing set of pre-season fixtures in the United States.

Soares joined Arsenal permanently in the summer of 2020, having initially joined on a loan deal in January that year.