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title: "Arsenal: Fulham set to cover Cedric’s full salary on loan"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2023-02-01T18:10:31Z"
modified: "2023-02-01T18:10:31Z"
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# Arsenal: Fulham set to cover Cedric’s full salary on loan

**Journalist Fabrizio Romano says that Fulham are set to cover Cedric Soares’ full salary during his loan spell from [Arsenal](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/).**

### The Lowdown: Cedric leaves

Arsenal [confirmed](https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1620580943932137472) after the deadline on Tuesday night that Cedric has left to join Fulham on loan for the rest of the season.

The right-back was suffering from a lack of game time at the Emirates Stadium, having only made [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cedric-soares/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/112988/plus/0?saison=2022&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) appearances in total this term before his move.

### The Latest: Fulham to cover full salary

Taking to Twitter before the deal was officially announced, [Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1620509887624265729) revealed that Fulham would be paying Cedric’s full salary while on loan, which is reportedly [£100,000-per-week](https://twitter.com/JamesOlley/status/1618190756405202944):

*“Understand Fulham will cover Cedric’s full salary until the end of the season — it’s a loan deal.”*

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### The Verdict: Tidy windfall

By Fulham paying all of Cedric’s wages from now until the end of May, the Gunners are set to save around £1.6m by letting him go.

This is a tidy amount for a player who has hardly featured at all this campaign, and needed considering that he is [one of the highest](https://fbref.com/en/squads/18bb7c10/2022-2023/wages/Arsenal-Wage-Details) earners in the squad

Nonetheless, Mikel Arteta will not miss Cedric too much, given that Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu can already play in the right-back position, and if the Portuguese ace performs well at Fulham, then the North Londoners could look to sell him on for a handy sum in the summer, as he would be sure to attract suitors.