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According to Portuguese outlet O Jogo, Brighton & Hove Albion want to sign Nuno Tavares on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal. Graham Potter views the 22-year-old defender as a replacement for Marc Cucurella, who will likely join Manchester City this summer. Nuno Tavares had a mixed-bag of a first season with Arsenal after arriving from Benfica last summer. Despite his profile as a powerful full-back fitting in well with Mikel Arteta’s ideas, there were games where the 22-year-old made some high-profile errors, which cost the team valuable points.

Arsenal are not looking to sell him permanently but remain open to the prospect of sending him out on loan. Tavares could see himself playing less in the upcoming season as the Gunners have agreed to a deal to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. (more…)