West Ham have tabled an opening bid for Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares, according to reports in the Portuguese media.
The defender has been out on loan at Marseille this season and the Gunners are thought to be prepared to let him go for just €8m (£7m).
Despite the modest price tag, though, not many fans on Twitter are keen on the Hammers bringing Tavares to the London Stadium:
Awful player
— JB (@jamiebaxter182) May 26, 2023
idk about this one, feels like a masuaku regen
— Yarmy (@Yarmylenko) May 26, 2023
Would rather get Herita ilunga out of retirement
— Charlie (@CharlesWestHam4) May 26, 2023
He's poor
— West Ham Pub Talk (@WHUFCpubtalk) May 27, 2023
Absolutely not… I’d rather keep Cressy! 😬
— Greg ⚒ (@d0nkeydr0p) May 26, 2023
Oh god no, Masuaku 2.0
— Lyrix (@shixutinci) May 26, 2023
No no no. He’s dreadful.
— Steve (@Steve60350891) May 26, 2023
Avoid imo for what that's worth, would've rather kept Arthur
— Chris Hirst (@ChrisTheHammers) May 28, 2023
God no. Please. He’s terrible
— ⚒⚒ Jonathan Evans ⚒⚒ (@HighwaymanX) May 26, 2023
With Aaron Cresswell having signed a one-year contract extension and Emerson Palmieri still in the squad, it’s hard to see where Tavares would fit in anyway.
The fullback had a strong start to his time with Marseille, scoring three goals in his first four league games, but his performances have progressively got worse as the season has gone on.
On top of that, there are questions about Tavares’s discipline. Manager Igor Tudor reportedly sent the player home from training in early April for a lack of effort. However, the Portuguese star has played in four games since that incident.
