Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares is target for Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg

Arsenal full-back Nuno Tavares has emerged as a transfer target for Bundesliga sides Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen, according to reports.

Tavares, 23, spent last season on loan with French side Marseille after being deemed surplus to requirements within Mikel Arteta's first-team squad.

Despite a successful spell in Ligue 1, where he made 31 appearances and scored six goals, Tavares will not be expected to break into the Gunners team upon his return.

And, with that in mind, a number of Bundesliga sides have reportedly identified the former Benfica full-back as a potential option.

According to O Jogo, both Wolsburg and Werder Bremen will battle it out for Tavares' signature this summer.

The outlet claim that the Gunners want around £13million [€15M] to allow Tavares to leave the club in a permanent deal.

The north London side signed Tavares in a deal worth £8million back in 2021 but the full-back failed to integrate himself into their first-team squad.

He played a bit-part role in his first season at the Emirates, making 28 appearances in all competitions, before leaving to join Marseille on loan last year.

For the French side, he made 39 appearances in all competitions and scored six goals, including one on his debut.

It was suggested earlier in the transfer window that Tavares was eager to stay at Arsenal despite his future at the club being uncertain.

Tavares' agent Cesar Bonaventura told Turkish journalist Tibet Tore that the defender still wants to play for Arsenal.

Bonaventura said: 'Nuno is still under contract at Arsenal. He wants to stay in the team but we'll see what happens in the future.'

Tavares represented Portugal at the Under-21 European Championship this summer, with his nation being knocked out by England at the quarter-final stage on Sunday.

The 23-year-old will now have some time off before returning to training with Arsenal, where a decision is likely to be made on his future.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has established himself as Arsenal's first-choice left-back after joining from Manchester City last year, but Kieran Tierney's future remains unclear.