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Arsenal complete £8m transfer of Benfica star Nuno Tavares as defender becomes Mikel Arteta’s first signing of rebuild

ARSENAL have completed the £8million signing of Benfica defender Nuno Tavares.

The Portugal Under-21 international has signed a long-term deal with Mikel Arteta’s side.

Nuno Tavares has joined Arsenal

Arteta told the club website: “We welcome Nuno to the club. He is a young player with great promise who has developed very well with Benfica in recent seasons and has also shown his quality by being part of Portugal Under-21s.

“Nuno’s arrival will give the squad extra strength and options in defence, particularly with this energy on the left side of the pitch.

“We look forward to Nuno’s arrival soon, his integration into the Arsenal family and playing in front of our fantastic supporters.”


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