On loan to OM last season, Nuno Tavares has returned to Arsenal. At least for the moment. Indeed, the Gunners are thinking of selling him and have even set a price. The Portuguese already has suitors on the European market.
In the summer of 2022, OM made a big splash on the transfer market with one of the greatest promises in Portuguese football. Aged 23 today, Nuno Tavares is a promising left-back with great attacking qualities. If the Marseillais were initially happy to have him back on loan from Arsenal, the sequel was less exciting. Tavares lacked consistency over time and above all seriousness in training. Igor Tudor complained about this many times. Tavares left a mixed impression at OM even though some supporters would have liked to keep him for another year. The Marseille club unfortunately did not have a purchase option and the player wanted to return to London.
Galatasaray and West Ham on Nuno Tavares
Can OM have any regrets? In any case, he let slip a player with a good market value. Tuttomercato journalists have confirmed this, revealing the Gunners’ asking price for the Portuguese full-back. Arsenal want to sell him for 25 million euros at least this summer according to the Italian media. A price that does not scare its suitors in Europe.
🚨 Arsenal are ‘asking for at least €25m’ to sell Nuno Tavares this summer. West Ham & Galatasaray are ‘on his trail’, but Tavares is ‘waiting for a more important club’. (@TuttoMercatoWeb) #afc pic.twitter.com/f6PXkS1xqw
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 5, 2023
In the absence of OM, we find the Turkish champion Galatasaray and West Ham. Two clubs qualified for Europe but which do not seduce the player. If West Ham in particular can put the amount expected by Arsenal, the player prefers to wait a little longer. According to Tuttomercato, he favors more prestigious clubs in Europe than the two cities or a continuation of the adventure with the Gunners. The Arsenal option will be more difficult as Mikel Arteta has been able to build an eleven without him with Oleksandr Zinchenko in his place. Nuno Tavares should therefore animate the news of the transfer window for a good part of the summer. To see if the price will encourage OM to be part of it.
