Portugal-born Sousa only joined Arsenal in the summer of 2022 from West Bromwich Albion, and in his first season with the Gunners he played 23 times at U-21 level whilst also featuring five times in the U-18’s run to the FA Youth Cup final.
Sousa, who has been capped by England at five different youth levels, played nine times at U-21/U-23 level for Arsenal in 2023-24, scoring three goals from left-back or left-sided wing-back.
He headed to Villa to continue his long-term development, but Bristol Rovers are the ones that are set to become the benefactors in the short-term at the very least, with Sousa closing in on a switch to the Gas.
Dan Hargraves of Bristol Live has reported the latest on Sousa, whilst Witcoop has revealed the other interested second tier sides in securing the young left-back’s services:
As for QPR, Witcoop has revealed that their attentions have turned to Liverpool’s Owen Beck to fill the void at left-back.
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