Arsenal to make imminent decision on short term future of Nuno Tavares

Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar have performed an exceptional job guiding Arsenal by means of the switch window this summer time because the Gunners stay motivated to climb again into the Champions League underneath the Spaniard, and the enterprise performed to date in north London displays their dedication to progress on the Emirates.

Offers for Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fábio Vieira, Marquinhos, and Matt Turner have proved that the membership as soon as once more is unafraid to spend – and hold spending – earlier than the window closes.

However there are anticipated to be numerous outgoings as properly, with one in every of them coming within the vein of Portuguese youth worldwide Nuno Tavares, and in line with continued stories from switch insider Fabrizio Romano, Tavares is nearing a mortgage transfer to Serie A cult favourite Atalanta Bergamo.

Arsenal will make last choice on Nuno Tavares deal subsequent week. There are talks ongoing with Atalanta over mortgage transfer, however key level is the ‘purchase possibility’ clause – whether or not it will likely be included or not. ?? #AFC

Nuno, eager on the transfer. Talks will proceed within the subsequent days.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 23, 2022

Talks persist between Arsenal and Atalanta, however the present snag in negotiations comes down as to if or not an possibility to purchase clause will likely be inserted into the deal earlier than phrases might be finalized.

With Tavares eager on the transfer, little doubt right down to Atalanta’s prodigious use of wing-backs of their type of play underneath widespread supervisor Gian Piero Gasperini, Arsenal might definitely capitalize on getting useful first-team minutes for the Portuguese that are positive to be far more durable to search out in north London within the 2022-23 Premier League season.

Arsenal might be reluctant to incorporate such a clause in a mortgage deal, nonetheless, with Tavares constituting one in every of solely three left-backs within the senior setup underneath Arteta, and with questions recurrently popping up concerning the health – and doubtlessly the longer term – of Scottish worldwide Kieran Tierney, the membership might properly look to maintain maintain of Tavares for the longer term.

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