In a statement posted on the official website of Nottingham Forest, the club revealed that defender f4fwill be returning to Arsenal after his loan term has expired.
The transfer of Tavares from Benfica to Arsenal was finalized during the summer transfer window of 2021, and the transfer fee was eight million pounds. Even after three years with the Gunners, the Portuguese star has not been able to earn the trust of coach Mikel Arteta, and as a result, he is frequently loaned out to a large number of other teams. Despite the fact that he is considered to have enormous potential for development, he has not been able to win the trust of the coach.
The player who was born in the year 2000 got the opportunity to gain experience in Marseille and Nottingham Forest during the seasons 2022/23 and 2023/24, respectively. However, he did not leave much of an impression and was ultimately sent back to Arsenal.
Over the course of this season, Tavares made a total of eight appearances for the City Ground squad, although he did not make any contributions to the goals scored by the club.
Tavares did not show much at Forest.
In the event that the 24-year-old defender returns to Arsenal, it is quite probable that he will not be given the opportunity to play for the Gunners. This is due to the fact that the left flank position is currently incredibly crowded due to the presence of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior, and Jurrien Timber, so it is not surprising that this occurrence will occur. Coach Arteta, on the other hand, included the name of the former Benfica star on the list of players who would be liquidated.
According to the coaching team at Emirates Stadium, Tavares did not only fail to achieve the professional requirements, but he also failed to meet the expectations of the coaching staff with his attitude and discipline throughout competition and training.
During the summer of 2017, L’Equipe publicly disclosed that one of the primary reasons why Arteta made the decision to remove Tavares from the plan was due to the fact that the Portuguese star was unmotivated during training sessions. Following that, Marseille also voiced their dissatisfaction with Tavares’ playing mentality while he was on loan at the Velodrome.