‘He’s in London’: Journalist claims Arsenal so close to 1st summer signing, 7-figure deal agreed

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Arsenal have already signed Nuno Tavares, according to one journalist.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed on Twitter that the Benfica left-back is already in London to undergo a medical.

But Romano added that a £6.8 million transfer fee has been agreed between Arsenal and the Portuguese club, and that Tavares is joining on a five-year deal.

Arsenal need much more

This isn’t all that exciting.

And that’s because being a left-back, it’s pretty obvious that Nuno is being signed only as a squad player.

Kieran Tierney is one of Arsenal’s best players and there’s no way the 21-year-old – who only has 17 league starts under his belt – is going to play ahead of the Scot, if he’s fit.

There’s big question marks over the former Celtic star’s fitness because he is a tad injury prone.

But in terms of ability, Nuno won’t be seriously challenging Tierney and it’s clear Arsenal need a lot more in other areas.

Mikel Arteta’s side finished eighth in the Premier League last season for the second year running.

And although Nuno is a handy addition to the squad, he doesn’t improve the first XI and that, really, should be Arteta and Edu’s primary aim.