Southampton defender Cedric Soares has revealed that he was in talks to leave the club after the Confederations Cup.
Cedric has confirmed that both him and Virgil Van Dijk were in discussions over their respective exits from Southampton.
However, the takeover of Southampton meant that they had to stay at the club in order to keep the value of the club high.
Speaking to A Bola, as quoted by Sport Witness, Cedric said this:
I had proposals to leave Southampton, its normal. Playing at the highest level, and with the victory in Euro 2016, they appeared, but I renewed.
After the Confederations Cup, me and Van Dijk were negotiating our exit, but with the Southampton sale process it was established that no exits would be allowed.
And that showed us that we were important to the club. Van Dijk then ends up going to Liverpool because the value was too high. On this, I’m a loyal player. I want a dream team, but if it’s not a dream I don’t know if I’ll consider the Southampton exit.
During that time, Cedric was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea, which could be the club he is referring to.
Cedric scored his first goal for Southampton last weekend in their 2-0 win over Wigan in the FA Cup quarter-final.
