The left-back has expressed his admiration towards the France legend and the England youth international
Nuno Tavares has named Thierry Henry, Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Sako as his favourite Arsenal players.
The Portugal youth international of Cape Verdean descent joined the Premier League side on a five-year deal for £7m ($9.7m) to become the Gunners' first signing of the summer.
He broke into Benfica’s first team at the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign and went ahead to make 41 senior appearances in all competitions for the Eagles, scoring once and providing seven assists.
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When asked to name his preferred Arsenal stars, the 21-year-old mentioned the legendary French forward as well as the youngsters who are part of Mikel Arteta’s current squad.