Leicester City defender Caglar Soyuncu continued his excellent recent form on Sunday, helping the Foxes to an eighth straight Premier League win.
The 23-year-old played alongside Jonny Evans in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park, with Brendan Rodgers’ side reducing the gap to Liverpool at the top of the table to eight points.
The Turk was tipped to move to the Emirates back in 2018, however, according to reports, Unai Emery pulled out of a move after being impressed with Callum Chambers.
And these Arsenal fans took to social media on Sunday to heap praise on the defender, ruing the club’s decision to pass up on a transfer last year.
Twitter: Soyuncu and Saliba would’ve sorted our defensive problems long term. (@hariharan_Afc_)
Twitter: Caglar Soyuncu is world class. (@Arsenal_S1)
Twitter: To think Arsenal passed on Soyuncu at the last minute
(@MFermy4)
Twitter: @Aubazettes @Arsenal Soyuncu is another name added to our long list of nearly signed players! What’s worse is we si… https://t.co/7EMbbEDL9J (@Tactician04)
Twitter: Soyuncu man. Would’ve been the perfect replacement for koscielny. But nah we got Sokratis instead. (@hariharan_Afc_)
Read Arsenal verdict
Leicester secured Soyuncu’s services for just £19 million, a deal which now looks a great piece of business.
The Gunners’ transfer business, on the other hand, has been fairly poor, with big-money signings failing to deliver upon their arrival.
If Arsenal were to go back in for Soyuncu over the next six months, they would be looking at a huge transfer fee, so it looks as if they’ve missed their best chance.
