Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares has signed for Ligue 1 outfit Marseille on a season-long loan.
A statement on the Gunners' website read: "Nuno Tavares has joined Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille on a season-long loan deal.
"The 22-year-old left-back joined us in the summer of 2021 from Benfica, and made 28 appearances for us in all competitions last season, scoring once and assisting twice.
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"The Portuguese Under-21 international scored on his first appearance for the club, netting in our pre-season friendly against Rangers in July 2021. Nuno’s first competitive Arsenal goal broke the deadlock in our 3-1 Premier League home win against Manchester United back in April.
"Everyone at Arsenal wishes Nuno all the best this coming season with Marseille.
"The loan deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes."
After bringing in Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City, Arsenal finally have experienced cover in the left-back area. That means that Tavares is - for now at least - surplus to requirements in the position and his time in Ligue 1 should give him the chance to play regular football.
Arsenal will be hoping the move has the same impact as it did with William Saliba, who spent last season on loan at the same club. The Frenchman now looks ready to compete for a place in Mikel Arteta's starting line-up and could well make his official debut for the Gunners against Crystal Palace on Friday night.
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