On-loan Arsenal player Nuno Tavares found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons as an old video of him kissing his dog resurfaced, depicting the wing-back engaging in an enthusiastic display of affection with two dogs
The footage, which gained attention on social media, showed the Nottingham Forest defender passionately kissing the dogs, generating a wave of surprise and disapproval.
Full video of Arsenal player Nuno Tavares kissing dog goes viral on Twitter/x and Reddit
If you haven't watched, here is Arsenal's Nuno Tavares kissing dogs๐ญ pic.twitter.com/1Tm6wTyZgY
— WildBeast (@welbeasts) January 21, 2024
Nuno Tavares Viral Video
Currently on loan at Nottingham Forest, Tavares made his first appearance since September in the teamโs 3-2 defeat to Brentford on January 20. However, it was not his on-field performance that stirred social media on Sunday night.
Instead, a lengthy video from 2021, predating his move from Benfica to Arsenal, circulated online, showcasing the 23-year-old kissing multiple dogs with notable intimacy.
Fans Reaction
The video, previously identified as featuring the Portuguese star, trended on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on January 22.
Fans expressed their shock and disapproval, with one user questioning, โWhy am I seeing a video of a man SNOGGING a DOG?โ and another humorously speculating, โOh, I see Nuno Tavares is trending.
Perhaps we are selling him? Nope, only yet more videos of him letting dogs clean his gums.โ Outraged comments continued, with one user expressing disbelief at Tavares โsnogging multiple dogsโ and others declaring, โThatโs enough internet for one day.โ
Some users wished they could โunseeโ the video, while others simply exclaimed, โWhat the f*** is this?โ Tavares, who played the first three Premier League games for Forest this season, received two yellow cards.
Tavares Acquired by Arsenal For ยฃ8 Million
From September 23 until the Brentford match, he was either excluded from the squad or remained on the bench. The defender, acquired by Arsenal for ยฃ8 million in 2021, made 22 appearances in his debut season.
He spent the previous season on loan at Marseille, where he scored six goals. For those unfamiliar, Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares, born on January 26, 2000, is a Portuguese professional footballer playing as a left-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest on loan from Arsenal.
Tavares earned his first cap for Portugal at the under-21 level on September 10, 2019, and scored his first goal against Liechtenstein on October 7, 2021. Although included in the provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, he did not make the final cut.