Once upon a time it was Arsene Wenger who made all the footballing decisions at Arsenal. Judging by Wednesday's bizarre set of announcements, that was a far simpler time.
Here's a question: what has Cedric Soares achieved since his arrival at the club to deserve a four-year contract?
It's not an easy one to answer. Zero appearances so far since signing on loan from Southampton in January because of a knee injury makes Wednesday's confirmation of his permanent switch to London rather perplexing.
Maybe it is unfair to question the transfer.