Milano based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport analyze the arrival of the Portuguese international who was preferred to Machester United’s Matteo Darmian.
This was a very quick operation which was also in line with the FFP parameters that were set by UEFA. Luciano Spalletti asked for an alternative in the right back position, and immediately received Cedric Soares.
“Southampton will receive less than €1 million euros for the loan, while the redemption option is set at €10-11 million. The loan figure is lower than what Manchester United were asking for for Matteo Darmian, who wanted €4 million for the loan and another €8 million for the redemption. This cost-effective loan fee is good for Inter as it allows them to decide the player’s future in the Summer. Inter are hoping that the Soares will remove any doubts they have, which is something that Vrsaljko has failed to do.”
“Seeing how the Croatian was a vice-world champion, the Portuguese is a European champion with Portugal in the 2016 euros. Cedric was a starter in that team that won the Euros while Joao Cancelo was left at home.”
“Compared to Joao Cancelo, Cedric is less flashy and more dynamic. He has excellent tactical discipline and knows how to cross with both feet. He was untouchable at Southampton until the arrival of Ralph Hasenhuttl, who decided to deploy a 3-5-2, which led to Cedric losing his starting position.”
