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National media hail player Arsenal just sold for £7.6m as he does something that has not been seen since 2018
Arsenal actually did a fine job when it came to selling fringe players this summer.
🌃The Gunners have often struggled when it comes to making the sort of figures Liverpool – for example – typically obtain for unwanted players, memorably selling Dominic Solanke for £19m and Christian Benteke for £32m, as well as Jordon Ibe for £15m and Rhian Brewster for £24m.
𒐪Arsenal made £35m from selling Emile Smith Rowe to Fulham, £30m from Eddie Nketiah’s sale to Crystal Palace and £25m from Southampton for Aaron Ramsdale.
However, there was a deal Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar green-lit which could come back to haunt Arsenal…
Nuno Tavares could make £7.6m obligation seem like peanuts
In case you missed it, Arsenal agreed to let Nuno Tavares join Lazio on loan for the 2024/25 campaign during the summer transfer window, although it was technically a sale, as the Italian giants are obligated♉ to buy the defender for (£7.6m) at the end of the season.
🅘Arsenal fans seemed pleased by this business, as the 24-year-old only cost £6.8m in a 2021 move from Benfica, so it is still a profit.
꧙However, Tavares performed so spectacularly on his Serie A debut for Lazio that he could end up being worth much more than £7.6m next summer.
♍The man from Lisbon assisted two goals as Lazio recorded a 2-2 draw against AC Milan on Saturday, with piling praise on the Arsenal loanee, writing that the Stadio Olimpico has not witnessed such a dynamic presence on the left since Aleksandar Kolarov left for Manchester City in 2010.
Interestingly, the Italian news outlet mention that Tavares – who Matteo Guendouzi adores🔯 – also became the first Lazio defender to assist two goals in a game since Adam Marusic did so against Fiorentina in 2018.
Not only Gazzetta dello Sport praised the Arsenal loanee
Gazzetta dello Sport were not the only Italian news outlet to herald 🔯Tavares – who was seen training with Lazio before Arsenal could even announce his exit.
💟Football Italia also the Portuguese defender, naming him as the Player of the Match with a rating of 8/10 – adding that “he had Emerson Royal on toast” in a line which will appease the Arsenal fans with a particular dislike of Tottenham.
🌟Hopefully, Tavares can maintain this level of performance, and become a superstar in Rome.