On loan from Arsenal to Olympique de Marseille, the Portuguese has made progress this season and will be at a turning point in his career this summer.
Nuno Tavares, who was loaned by Arsenal to Olympique de Marseille this season, is one of Marseille’s greatest pleasures this season. The Portuguese is one of the top picks in the Ligue 1 summer transfer window and has quickly established himself as a regular in Igor Tudor’s squad. If OM does not have a purchase option for Nuno Tavares, there is no doubt that the Marseille captains would like to keep him at the end of the season.
I have a two-year contract with Arsenal.
An extra year’s loan could be the answer, unless Nuno Tavares returns to England next summer and knows a fate like William Saliba who ended up staying in Arsenal’s winning squad in Mikel Arteta’s starting line-up. Nuno Tavares already has his idea regarding his future.
The Portuguese spoke confidently about his future after the current season, not afraid to hide his ambitions, in a press conference prior to facing Paris Saint-Germain: “Everyone knows I have two more years on my contract at Arsenal so it’s not something I’m considering at the moment. I think first of all to finish the season and achieve the goals we have with Marseille because I’m playing here.
We’ll see at the end of the season.
“But after the season, I’ll go back to Arsenal and then we’ll see, I can’t tell you. Obviously yeah, I feel good here with the players, with the manager I think there’s a really good understanding, but like I say I can’t predict the future so I don’t know what’s going to happen.” “, The Portuguese side concluded.
If he claims not to be able to predict his future, Nuno Tavares clearly has a very clear idea of what he wants for his future. Nuno Tavares joined Arsenal from Benfica two years ago as a young player with realizable potential, signing a long-term contract as Mikel Arteta reshaped the squad with a more youthful outlook. But while he was impressed early on, he quickly fell through the ranks due to his defensive limitations.
Arteta refused to agree to a purchase option and joined Marseille on loan, where he scored on his debut and has since shined with his attacking skills. The Portugal Under-21 international needs to focus on finishing the season strong in France before returning to north London. Establishing him in the team will be a challenge, especially if Arsenal can win the Premier League as expected, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kieran Tierney already in the left-back role.
