Tavares had been enjoying an extended holiday over the summer after representing Portugal in the under-21 Euros.
returned to training, Tavares was the only member of the senior side not wearing a squad number.
Tavares posted two pictures on his Instagram of him back in training with the squad ahead of tonight’s Emirates Cup game against AS Monaco.
Tavares is one of several players Arsenal are reportedly looking to offload this summer and it seems he won’t have a squad number when training in the interim.
Whether that means the full-back won’t feature in tonight’s game remains to be seen, but it doesn’t seem to bode well for any Arsenal future.
Tavares previously wore the number 20 which isn’t now occupied by another player.
Without a squad number, Nuno Tavares returns to the Arsenal training facility.
While negotiating for Declan Rice, West Ham, a fellow London club, was mentioned as a potential destination for an £8 million Tavares transfer.
It’s unclear if that interest still remains, although many teams would be interested in the full-back.
Whilst he can still improve defensively, Tavares has exceptional attacking qualities that can unlock teams at any level.
Tavares would look very adept as a left wing-back, but perhaps a full-back role, as Arsenal deploy, doesn’t suit his skill-set.
Arsenal’s priority now seems to be dealing with any departures in their large squad.
And with Tavares seemingly returning to Arsenal training without a squad number, you would expect it may not be too long until he departs.
There is of course the possibility that he is in the midst of changing numbers, but with reports over his potential exit that doesn’t seem likely.
