Nuno Tavares, who just moved on loan from Arsenal to Lazio, is not doing well. He played for his new team for only 20 minutes before he was bothered by injuries. The
24-year-old left-back moved from Benfica to the Gunners in 2021. But failed to make an impact and has been loaned out all the time recently. This summer, he was loaned to Lazio with an option to buy for 6 million euros.
However, his new life in Italy is not so good when he was injured after playing for the team in pre-season for only 20 minutes.
Tavares was named in the starting 11 in Lazio’s friendly match against Trapari on Thursday, but unfortunately he injured his left thigh muscle and had to be substituted. ยูฟ่าเบท The club is waiting for a detailed check to see how long he will be out. This
is bad news for the club, especially since Tavares has a history of frequent injuries. Last season, he was bothered by injuries that affected his form and did not achieve success with Nottingham Forest. He only had the opportunity to play 12 matches.
Nuno Tavares, who just moved on loan from Arsenal to Lazio
rsenal defender Nuno Tavares has joined Serie A club Lazio on loan for the 2024-25 season.
In a statement announcing the deal, Lazio say Tavares’ move comes with an obligation to buy if certain sporting conditions are met. Arsenal will retain a sell-on clause if Tavares moves to Lazio permanently.
The 24-year-old, who joined Arsenal from Benfica in 2021, has spent the last two seasons away from the club on loan, first at Marseille and then at Nottingham Forest last season.
He made 28 appearances for Arsenal but failed to adapt to life in north London.
Tavares joined Marseille on a season-long loan in 2022 and scored six goals in 39 appearances for the French side.
The left-back spent the 2023-24 campaign at Forest but made played just 12 times. That deal included a £12million ($15.6m) option to make the move permanent, which Forest did not take up.
Tavares is Arsenal’s second senior exit of the summer, with midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga joining Sevilla on a season-long loan earlier on Monday.
Lazio finished seventh in last season’s Serie A and will play in the Europa League during the upcoming campaign.