Italian giants Juventus have emerged as surprise contenders to sign Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares after it was reported that they were 'targeting' the Portuguese.
Tavares, 22, is currently out on loan with French side Marseille following the summer signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City in north London. The left-back position is one that provides plenty of options for Mikel Arteta with Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu also available, meaning minutes would have been hard to come by for Tavares.
The loan move handed the former Benfica man a chance to rediscover his form that convinced the north Londoners to pay £6.8 million for his services in July 2021. Last campaign, he struggled on a number of occasions including his infamous moment in the East Midlands when he was dragged off at 35 minutes in the FA Cup final defeat to Nottingham Forest.
