Arsenal have been linked with AC Milan left-back Theo Hernandez in recent days after news of Nuno Tavares' struggles on loan at Marseille.
Tavares was sent out to the Ligue 1 side in the summer following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenjo from Manchester City. The former Benfica man had initially impressed in France and has made 33 appearances this season. But in recent weeks, he's been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
It's been reported that the Portuguese has fallen out with Marseille manager Igor Tudor. L'Equipe have claimed that Tudor kicked Tavares out of a training session last week before the Croatian admitted a player had been sent back for a lack of effort - though he did not name him.
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With Kieran Tierney's future remaining unclear, Arsenal may consider a move in the summer transfer window for a new left-back. Reports from Italy claim that the Gunners had been surprisingly linked with Milan's Hernandez, with Calciomercato.it suggesting Zinchenko could be included as part of the deal to lure the France international.
A new signing in the position isn't expected to be on the top of Mikel Arteta's radar, with football.london understanding a new midfielder will be prioritised by Edu Gasper at the end of the season.
Despite the link with Hernandez, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has suggested the left-back is 'untouchable' for the Rossoneri. The Italian has claimed only a crazy transfer fee would convince Milan to let Hernandez go.
“Theo Hernandez is almost untouchable at this stage, Milan would not even consider €50m or €60m bids for him. Crucial player who could only leave for crazy money,” Romano said.
He added: “No decision has been made on Nuno Tavares yet, it will be discussed in May/June with his agents.”
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