Nuno Tavares faces an uncertain future at Arsenal after he returned from his loan spell at Olympique Marseille.
The left-back is struggling to make a name for himself at the Emirates and had an inconsistent spell at OM in the last campaign.
Arsenal’s other two left-backs are still ahead of him on the pecking order, meaning leaving the Emirates this summer is still a good decision for him to make.
However, his agent has now revealed the Portugal star wants to remain at the Emirates and fight for his place at Arsenal.
Cesar Bonaventura said, as quoted by The Daily Mail:
“Nuno is still under contract at Arsenal. He wants to stay in the team but we’ll see what happens in the future.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Tavares is simply not good enough for us as a club and should think about leaving for a smaller team where he can be trusted.
We also need to sell one of our left-backs, and he should be the one unless we have more teams willing to sign Kieran Tierney and the Scotsman wants to leave.
However, trusting Tavares to be our backup left-back behind Oleksandr Zinchenko is a huge risk we need to think about before taking.
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Tavares has some good qualities but can not be trusted, he is too much of a maverick. While he have the talent we cannot afford to risk relying on him.
A kid with raw talent, need to return on loan for his development.
But I thought Loans a bad thing according to some Arsenal fans.
Won’t that show that Tavares is being mistreated or that the manager is acting like an authoritarian / dictator?
It would show favouritism.
Goonerster
The loan will protect his value if not increases it.
I’m afraid Tavares does not have the football intelligence to develop into a top quality player and I very much doubt that a further loan will bring him on.He did not cost much so , like Mari I would try to sell him.
Yes, for him to have game time. Otherwise he’ll be warming the bench for a long period.
Grandad, Y3
West Ham showed an intrest that could bodes well for all parties involved.
But a loan option has to be the next option as a plan B.
But it is well documented the kid had a little hot head before we bought him.
Chelsea, too, thought Havertz was not good enough for their squad, but Arsenal broke the bank to sign him. Not to mention, he is now one of our highest paid players. But yet to be proven.
One man’s hero is other man’s villain.
There is still a lot of potential in Nuno Tavares if used correctly either as an inverted or attacking fullback.
Tavares is a talented boy, he only needs right environment that will enhance his dvpnt. A loan will be ideal.
If need be, could Arteta converts Nuno Tavares to a right winger for his team next season’s summer campaign? And see how he will strive in the position. More especially as only Martinelli is the recognised specialist right winger in Arteta’s Arsenal team of last season.
I will encourage Arteta to not be hasty to offloading Tavares on loan again or on sale this summer. But keep him to see how things will pan out as it’s concerned him.
Is he not part of phase 4?
There is no need for Phase 4. Arteta should have been sacked last season. Shouldn’t be anywhere near the Arsenal managerial position. Should have been banished into the Non League in 2020.
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PJ-SA
Nothing was cast in stone.
Think he will be best suited as a box to box midfielder. Believe he can be massive for Arsenal just like Saliba afrer his loan spell.
Imagine him & Rice anchoring our midfield for the next 5-7 years. Xhaka should be alllowed to go on a free next season as a goodwill gesture for his loyalty. Partey can leave the year after. Jorginho & Elneny can be used as backups. Lakonga can be sold or loaned out again.