On Saturday morning Arsenal announced that Nuno Tavares had joined Marseille on a season-long loan deal.
And this decision moves the Gunners manager Mikel Arteta one step closer to avoiding any issues when it comes to naming his Premier League squad for next season and also increases the possibility of at least two more departures before the summer transfer window closes amid links to Youri Tielemans.
A busy summer thus far for Arsenal has seen them recruit five new players in Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. But as things stand, those signings coupled with the return of several loanees pose a potential squad registration problem.
