Arsenal hold a 40% sell-on clause on Nuno Tavares, so Lazio demanded €40m from Al-Hilal.
Lazio made Nuno Tavares’ loan move from Arsenal permanent last week, but the Biancocelesti are open to listening to offers for the Portuguese left-back.
Al-Hilal offer for Nuno Tavares
Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me that Al-Hilal offered €25m plus €5m in add-ons for the former Arsenal and Nottingham Forest defender in recent days.
The Saudi side, coached by Simone Inzaghi, are looking for a left-back in Serie A, having also held talks with Theo Hernandez (Milan) and Angelino (Roma).
Lazio set Nuno Tavares asking price
Sources tell me that Lazio rejected Al-Hilal’s offer as the Biancocelesti had set the defender’s price tag at €40m.
Other clubs interested are expected to face the same demand from the Bianconcelesti, especially because Arsenal have a 40% sell-on clause, so Lazio won’t let the 25-year-old leave cheaply.
Nuno Tavares provided nine assists in 30 appearances with Lazio in 2024-25. The Bianconcelesti have appointed a new coach for 2025-26, replacing Marco Baroni with Maurizio Sarri, who had already coached the team from 2021 to 2024.
40%?? Sounds like Lotito thought he was playing football manager 😂
While not ideal, that clause allowed them to sign him for quite a small outlay. You’d think they’d actually want to play him and reap the benefits, but maybe they think he’s too erratic and want to make quick money on it. He was nowhere near as good in the second half of the season, after all.
It all comes down to what Sarri wants, and this time, Lotito better make him at least close to happy if he wants a trophy