Mikel Arteta and co may still bank a huge profit on the 23-year-old during the current window. According to The Mirror, Forest are accelerating transfer talks, with Steve Cooper’s side willing to slap £30m on the table.
Thrashing out such a deal would make Tavares Arsenal’s biggest sale of the entire summer, eclipsing the £21m received after Granit Xhaka’s move to Bayer Leverkusen.
It would also provide a welcome boost to Arteta’s future transfer kitty, having splashed out on a selection of high-class players earlier this summer. The Gunners and Forest are still working out whether a loan or a permanent deal would be the best course of action for the Portuguese star, who was signed for just £6.8m back in 2021
Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg are both interested in bringing Tavares to the Bundesliga, although the player would reportedly prefer to remain in the Premier League.