Nuno Tavares' proposed loan move to Atalanta is now in doubt after the Serie A side reportedly refused Arsenal's request for a straight loan without an option to buy, according to Italian journalist Michele Criscitiello.
Atalanta are now said to have moved onto other targets which leaves the left-back's future up in the air. Tavares, who was brought in last summer for around £7m, finds himself available for a loan move following the recent arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko.
While there are certainly no doubts over his potential, there is an acceptance that he remains quite raw at the young age of 22 and regular game time elsewhere is viewed as key for his development.
