Arsenal full-back Nuno Tavares joins Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan with £12m option to buy

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Nuno Tavares has joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan from Arsenal, with an option to buy.

Forest revived talks after the deal stalled last week and Aston Villa had considered the deal.

Tavares arrived at The Emirates in 2021, but has failed to establish himself in the Gunners first team and spent last season on-loan at Marseille. 

He is yet to feature for Mikel Arteta's side so far this season, and looks to have no future under the Spanish boss. 

The 23-year-old played 39 times for Marseille last season, scoring six goals, and now looks set for another loan move as he heads for the City Ground. 

Nuno Tavares will join Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal before Friday's deadline 

Tavares is expected to be one of a number of arrivals at the City Ground on Friday, with Bologna midfielder Nicolas Dominguez and Benfica goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos set to join.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is another expected to arrive should Brennan Johnson join Tottenham as expected.

The big one to watch is PSV midfielder Ibrahim Sangare. Forest have followed him all summer for the defensive midfield role and if they can do a deal, it is likely to break their transfer record.

Steve Cooper is keen to keep bolstering Nottingham Forest's squad before the window closes