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Arsenal defender Cedric Soares is now open to a January transfer amid interest from Besiktas and Trabzonspor, having failed to convince Mikel Arteta he deserves to play. The 32-year-old has held little more than a reserve role at Emirates Stadium so far this term. Arteta has only unleashed Cedric in two of Arsenal’s 28 matches across all competitions. He has further only started the right-back in one match and awarded him a total of 65 minutes. Cedric made his only start with a 62-minute appearance at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. Arteta elected to award the Portuguese a rare appearan…

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