Arsenal full-back Tavares on loan for Marseille

Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares has joined Marseille on a season-long loan.

The left-back signed a long-term contract with the Gunners from Benfica last July.

Tavares is on the move again just over a year later, moving to Ligue 1 club Marseille for the 2022-23 campaign.

Arsenal confirmed the move on Saturday, although it was reported there was no purchase option in the deal, meaning Tavares will return to the Emirates Stadium next season .

The 22-year-old Portuguese made 28 appearances in his first season for Mikel Arteta's side, scoring one goal and providing two assists.

With first-choice left-back Kieran Tierney back from a knee injury, all-rounder Oleksandr Zinchenko signed and Takehiro Tomiyasu able to provide cover, Tavares had the opportunity to get more football in the first team to his credit.

He could make his debut in the French top flight in the season opener against Reims a week on Sunday.