Mikel Arteta allowed Nuno Tavares to depart Arsenal this summer time. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photographs)
Arsenal proceed to make large strides below the management of Mikel Arteta and having shaped a really aggressive squad in North London, the Spaniard might have made a mistake by permitting Nuno Tavares to depart through the summer time.
The left-back place is an space of the pitch that Arteta is but to completely type out because the Spanish coach has experimented with a number of gamers within the position over the past two seasons.
Riccardo Calafiori was signed through the summer time with a watch on establishing the Italian because the Gunners’ long-term left-back. Nevertheless, with the 22-year-old set to overlook the following few weeks on account of damage, it will not be a foul time for the North London membership to have Nuno Tavares accessible for choice.
The Portuguese star has been with Arsenal since 2021 however has spent the previous three seasons out on mortgage as Arteta doesn’t appear to fancy the 24-year-old. The total-back joined Lazio on mortgage through the summer time for the 2024/25 marketing campaign and has been shining in Italy as a part of a again 4.
Tavarez has featured in seven video games for the Rome-based aspect and has offered seven assists to assist Lazio climb to sixth within the Serie A standings.
Marco Baroni appears to be getting the very best out of the defender and if he continues to carry out like this, might the Portuguese star have a future at Arsenal?
Does Nuno Tavares have a future at Arsenal?
Regardless of his success with Lazio, it seems like Tavares had his time to show himself at Arsenal and it doesn’t matter what he does in Italy, he won’t be in Arteta’s plans going ahead.
The Portuguese expertise performed 28 instances for the Gunners since he arrived in 2021, producing only one aim and two assists.
Finally the left-back will not be ok for the degrees Arsenal and Arteta hope to achieve and with Calafiori on the scene, the probably final result for the defender is that he will likely be offered completely in 2025.
