Mikel Arteta has already greeted Nuno Tavares. The Arsenal coach spoke by phone with the 21-year-old left-back after the clubs agreed to a € 8m transfer, plus € 2m depending on performance goals. The day before yesterday, in Seixal, Nuno Tavares said goodbye to his teammates, and yesterday he spent in Lisbon, conducting medical examinations and medical examinations.
Arsenal chose to take exams before entering England due to entry restrictions for those coming from areas marked as red because they have many cases of Covid-19. The team from North London wanted to buy time – when he arrived in England, Nuno Tavares would be forced into quarantine and therefore unable to undergo physical tests for at least five days.
Imprisonment will always be mandatory for Nuno Tavares. You will need to enter a country with a negative test result for Covid-19, and to complete quarantine, you will need two more negative tests on the second and fifth days of detention. On Tuesday, if all goes according to plan, you will be free for the official presentation.
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