The Gunners’ focus was on outgoings yesterday after Mikel Arteta confirmed there will not be any new signings. A few players left the club, either on loan or on a permanent deal, and Tavares was one of them.
Arsenal signed Nuno Tavares from Benfica back in the summer of 2021.
The Portuguese full-back surprised many people with how well he started as a Gunner. He was outstanding early on and even kept Kieran Tierney out of the side for a few games.
However, a really poor second half of the campaign cost him a place at Arsenal, and he was shipped off to Marseille on loan last year.
He had a very similar spell there – a great first half of the season and a terrible final six months. That’s why Marseille decided against signing him on a permanent deal.
Now, Tavares has joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan. He took to Instagram to celebrate his move, and Nicolas Pepe sent him a message.
“Come on bro,” he said.
Marseille midfielder Amine Harit added: “Your time brother!”
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