ARSENAL ace Nuno Tavares will be loaned to Marseille for a season with no option to buy.
So says transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who claims the two clubs have reached a “complete agreement”. TavaresThe 22-year-old will undergo a medical examination on Friday.
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The left back joins in Marseille on loan until June, but there will be no buyout clause.
L’OM approached the Gunners after their recent negotiations with Atalanta “failed”.
L’Equipe reported last week that the Ligue 1 giants were pulling out of the bidding war as the fullback was in doubt about moving to France.
However, Marseille ended up beating the competition from other teams such as Brightonfor the Portugal Under-21 international.
Romano tweeted: “Nuno Tavares will participate in the medical tests of Olympique Marseille on Friday.
“Arsenal and OM have full agreement on a loan agreement, not including an option to buy.
“In the afternoon the last check of the contracts, then they are signed. Here we go.”
Brighton recently joined the bidding war for Tavares because they asked about the possible terms of a deal, but it seems they missed it.
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Arsenal look set to be full left-back following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko, as they also have Kieran Tierney.
That’s why the Portuguese ace would struggle to make it to Mikel Arteta’s base next season.