Arsenal youngster Nuno Tavares has been backed by Olympique Marseille boss Igor Tudor to become "one of the strongest" in the world. The Portuguese defender is spending the season on loan with the French side as he looks to progress his ability to begin competing for a place in the first-team back at the Emirates.
The loan exit comes after a difficult season for the left-back, having moved to North London for roughly £8million as a promising backup option to Kieran Tierney. After the Scotsman was handed some injury concerns, Tavares had a chance to show his ability but struggled to do so.
It led to Mikel Arteta substituting him at half-time in a few matches while playing one of Takehiro Tomiyasu or Granit Xhaka there instead. After the summer signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko, his switch to Marseille came as a way to guarantee minutes and progress his career.
