Serie A: ‘He should be playing for Real Madrid’ – Gattuso hails Arsenal flop

Lazio caput coach, Gennaro Gattuso, has said Arsenal’s erstwhile subordinate Nuno Tavares has “everything necessary” to play for Real Madrid.

Arsenal signed the left-back for £8 cardinal from Benfica successful July 2021, but helium struggled to marque an interaction successful his archetypal play nether Mikel Arteta astatine the Emirates.

This led to his indebtedness transportation to Ligue 1 broadside Marseille the pursuing summer, followed by indebtedness spells with Nottingham Forest and Lazio, earlier the Italian broadside permanently signed him from Arsenal a twelvemonth ago.

Tavares made 28 appearances crossed each competitions for Lazio, contributing to the club’s ninth-place decorativeness successful Serie A during a challenging play that culminated successful Maurizio Sarri’s departure by communal agreement.

Gattuso, who succeeded Sarri, has started the caller play impressively, with Lazio winning 3 and drafting 1 of their archetypal 4 league matches to determination to the apical of the table.

Tavares has started each but 1 of these matches, indicating that the caller Lazio manager holds the Portugal internation...