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title: "Arsenal: Fans slam Cedric Soares signing as he takes over club’s Instagram story"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/gunners-cedric-soares-latest-news/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2020-04-04T18:30:10Z"
modified: "2020-04-04T18:30:10Z"
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# Arsenal: Fans slam Cedric Soares signing as he takes over club’s Instagram story

**Loads of Arsenal fans have slammed the signing of Cedric Soares as he took over the north London club’s official [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/arsenal/) story to show supporters what life is like in self-isolation for him.**

Footage from the full-back was relayed on the club’s official [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1246064305331744768) account, which prompted some negative responses from Gooners.

Cedric [joined](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11921448/cedric-soares-joins-arsenal-on-loan-from-southampton) on loan from Southampton on Deadline Day in the January transfer window but has yet to play a game for the Gunners. He was perhaps brought in to provide cover for Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles at right-back but certain restrictions, including the season being [postponed](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/19/premier-league-efl-and-wsl-football-will-not-restart-before-30-april) due to the pandemic outbreak, has meant that he is yet to make an appearance.

The Portuguese international has 33 caps for his country and has also made 120 Premier League appearances over the course of five seasons for Southampton, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cedric-soares/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/112988/plus/0?saison=&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id=).

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Despite his experience both internationally and in the top flight, these Gunners supporters have slammed the signing of Cedric, with one fan even claiming that the 28-year old is ‘worse than Denis Suarez’:

https://twitter.com/AFCSerge/status/1246067884905738242

> This donny was a waste of a loan deal 🤣🤣🤣
>
> — daddydek (@AdamOz10) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/AdamOz10/status/1246065284655570944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> we don’t even know who this guy is and you’re sticking him on insta duty lmaooo
>
> — Mo (@\_ftblmo) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/_ftblmo/status/1246064845620985856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Loooooooool why him?
>
> — Mimi (@MimiGooner) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/MimiGooner/status/1246065623924461568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Who even is this guy
>
> — Enrique. (@SantixClaus) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/SantixClaus/status/1246066919293300736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s a total stranger. My brain is yet to register/initiate him as an Arsenal player. Until then….
>
> — O’femi (@Elf\_Elm) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/Elf_Elm/status/1246098455845580808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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