Arsenal have been busy on the outgoing transfer front over the past few days.
The Gunners appear to be looking to move players on before intensifying their interest in targets.
And if all goes well, Arsenal should go into the new week having offloaded two fringe players.
For instance, Gunners midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga is said to be nearing a loan move to Sevilla.
Meanwhile, Nuno Tavares has been linked with a move to Lazio, and Fabrizio Romano has now provided an update on that front.
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Nuno Tavares signs Lazio contract from Arsenal
According to Romano, Tavares has just signed his contract as a new Lazio player from Arsenal.
The transfer insider reiterated that the defender is joining the Biancocelesti on a loan with a mandatory buy option and a sell-on clause.
Romano previously reported that Arsenal are set to receive €9million (around £7.5million) for the eventual sale of Tavares to Lazio.
However, Gianluca Di Marzio has reported on X that the Gunners will receive €5million (£4.3million) from the Italian capital club.
Tavares to Lazio all-but done
It looks as though the deal taking Tavares from Arsenal to Lazio is complete. All that’s left now is the official announcement from the respective clubs.
Although Tavares has shown glimpses of quality, with former Marseille manager Igor Tudor deeming him “fantastic” and “outstanding”, it sadly just hasn’t worked out for him at Arsenal.
This is certainly one of those moves where every party stands to benefit greatly.
Arsenal get a player off their wage bill and recoup most of the money they spent on him, Tavares gets to properly kickstart his career elsewhere, and Lazio sign a great talent.