Nuno Tavares joined Lazio from Arsenal on a loan deal in the summer transfer window and the Roman club could sign him permanently if certain conditions are met.
So far, the left-back is enjoying a great spell at Lazio. He has eight assists in 10 Serie A games this season and impressed in the 1-0 win over Napoli at the weekend.
As the Portuguese fullback continues to thrive in Italy, there’s increasing intrigue around him in the Italian press.
Corriere dello Sport have looked at his situation today, stating that Tavares is Lazio’s ‘new wealth’, but that doesn’t mean they want to use their buying clause and then sell him.
Club president Claudio Lotito is hoping to keep him long term and has shown with other Lazio stars that he can do so, as was evident from the cases of Luis Alberto and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
There is some detail provided about Arsenal’s stake in the 24-year-old, with the Gunners said to have a 40% sell-on clause. The report makes it very clear that it was Arsenal themselves who wanted a high sell-on clause because they believe in Tavares’ future.