Lazio Tavares Exit Looms: €20m Asking Price Amid Porto and Beşiktaş Rejections

FolioPitch.com – 12 August 2026 | Lazio are intensifying their efforts to offload Nuno Tavares, setting a €20m asking price for the out-of-favour left-back. The Italian club’s valuation comes with a significant caveat, as around 40% of any fee would go to Arsenal under the sell-on clause included when they bought him from the Gunners.

The Biancocelesti’s pursuit of a summer exit for Tavares has been ongoing for some time, with earlier approaches from Porto and Beşiktaş having failed to yield any concrete results. The Portuguese full-back has not featured for a single minute of pre-season, cutting an almost mysterious figure in the eyes of coach Gennaro Gattuso.

A lingering knee problem continues to plague Tavares, but the paper frames his troubles as being more about the market than his fitness. The Turkish Super Lig could yet come back into the picture for the Portuguese, who remains on Lazio‘s list of expendable names.

Offloading Tavares would be a significant coup for Lazio, helping to fund the reinforcements Gattuso has requested. The left-back began his Serie A career in dazzling fashion, with a flurry of assists, before injuries and a difficult second season saw him slide down the pecking order.

A summer exit increasingly looks the likeliest outcome for Tavares, and Lazio are eager to capitalize on any interest from potential suitors. The €20m asking price is a significant indicator of the club’s desperation to move on the player, and it remains to be seen whether any potential buyers will meet their valuation.