As part of an interview with The Telegraph, wherein he confirmed his intention to leave Southampton at the end of the season, Cedric Soares reflected on the loan spell he had at Inter in the second half of last season.

“I couldn’t really say no to Inter. It was a big opportunity, I grew up a lot, I felt comfortable, it’s a massive club with big pressure and big responsibility and I like that. I enjoy it and I proved myself at that level,” he said.

Inter brought the Portuguese full back in back in January to fill the void left by Sime Vrsaljko, who had picked up a long term knee injury which ruled him out for the remainder of season and still in fact has him sidelined.

The 28-year-old, who was part of Portugual’s EURO 2016 winning side, went on to make nine appearances across all competitions for the club, in which he tallied two assists.