Arsenal in talks for Bruno Guimaraes as Newcastle sets high transfer price

Alan Shearer sends Bruno Guimaraes transfer warning to Arsenal as Newcastle set asking price

Bruno Guimaraes has his heart set on a move to Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Alan Shearer has warned Arsenal they won’t be able to sign Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes on the cheap.Following Brazil’s exit from the World Cup, Bruno is understood to have informed his current employers of his desire to join the Premier League champions.With Declan Rice’s marathon campaign still ongoing, Mikel Arteta is keen to add greater depth to his midfield engine room.The club’s current record signing was nursed through the run-in last season given his various back and hamstring strains and Thomas Tuchel has been forced handle his midfield dynamo with care during the World Cup. Don't miss a World Cup moment Wow (Picture: Getty) How do you begin to explain that? Make sense of the drama with Metro's free daily newsletter, featuring England updates, match previews and exclusive analysis. Sign up now. Whether Rice is ready for the start of the new season remains to be seen and, in any case, he is likely to be given an extended break regardless of any potential injury. Newcastle, meanwhile, are still licking their wounds following a disappointing season which saw them fail to qualify for Europe.That hammer blow has contributed to their hand being forced and resulted in the sales of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona and Sandro Tonali to Tottenham.Newcastle could eventually earn £100million from the sale of the Italy international and Shearer has warned Arsenal it will take a similar fee to secure the signing of Bruno. Arsenal want to sign Bruno Guimaraes amid concerns about Declan Rice (Picture: Getty) He told Betfair:  ‘I think he’ll stay. I think it would be a really bad look for Newcastle if they sold Tonali and Guimaraes. ‘And there’d be a lot of angry fans and rightly so. Because he’s a very, very talented player and I think he’s been great for Newcastle.‘He understands the area. He understands the football club. So, I would be more than happy if he committed to the club and he doesn’t want to go anywhere. ‘I’d feel confident the club won’t sell him and if Tonali was 100 mil then Bruno would be more than that if he was to go. Tottenham have completed the signing of Sandro Tonali from Newcastle (Picture: Getty) ‘Maybe this news is his agent trying to get a new deal out of Newcastle.’According to Brazilian outlet eglobo, the Magpies are demanding £90m for the 28-year-old who currently has two years left on his contract. Arsenal have indicated they are prepared to go £70m for a player they have coveted ever since he made his breakthrough with his boyhood club Athletico Paranaense.The Gunners came close to signing Bruno again when he left Lyon for the Premier Leauge but were usurped by Newcastle whose ambitious move saw them beat Arsenal to his services. Having played such a key role in establishing Newcastle as a genuine force to be reckoned with during his four-year spell at St James’ Park, Bruno will not agitate for a move but has made no secret of his desire to join Arsenal and play for Arteta. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source

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Bruno Guimaraes makes Arsenal transfer decision as Gunners prepare new offer

Arsenal have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes (Picture: Getty) Bruno Guimaraes has reportedly told Newcastle’s hierarchy that he wishes to leave the club and join Arsenal. Newcastle have already lost one midfielder to north London this summer, with Sandro Tonali completing a switch to Tottenham in a deal which could reach up to £100million. But there has also been no shortage of interest in Guimaraes in recent months, and Arsenal have emerged as the clear frontrunners to prise the sought-after 28-year-old away from St James’ Park. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Gunners have ‘stepped up’ their pursuit for Guimaraes, making it clear to their Premier League rivals that they would be prepared to splash out up to £60m on the Brazil international. Don't miss a World Cup moment Wow (Picture: Getty) How do you begin to explain that? Make sense of the drama with Metro's free daily newsletter, featuring England updates, match previews and exclusive analysis. Sign up now. The same publication reported in June that Newcastle had knocked back a verbal offer from Arsenal which fell below that figure – and there has been no direct contact between the two clubs since. If Arsenal get their way, Guimaraes would become the third high-profile figure to depart the Magpies this summer, following in the footsteps of Tonali and Barcelona new boy Anthony Gordon. Guimareas – who has also been heavily linked with Manchester United – joined Newcastle on a four-year deal from Lyon back in 2022, in an agreement believed to be worth in the region of £40m. Guimaraes’ Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup by Norway on Sunday (Picture: Getty) The Brazilian skippered Newcastle to a first domestic trophy in 70 years (Picture: Getty) In that time, he has made a total of 195 appearances in all competitions for Newcastle, racking up 31 goals and 32 assists, while captaining the Toon to Carabao Cup glory to end the club’s painful 70-year wait for domestic silverware. Eddie Howe has repeatedly played down speculation that Guimaraes could be set for a big-money transfer move, telling reporters in March: ‘I don’t even know how to respond [to the rumours]. ‘It is a waste of my energy.’ ‘Bruno is our captain and he is fully committed at the moment.’ Howe appointed Guimareas captain two years ago (Picture: Getty) The Newcastle head coach stressed that Guimaraes remained fully committed to the cause on Tyneside while branding such speculation ‘disrespectful’. ‘Is it a problem for us? I don’t necessarily think it is a problem for us, but it is unwanted news, I suppose, is the best way to put it,’ he added.. ‘You don’t want the players distracted, but I don’t know how much they will absorb that. ‘For me, it is not the time to think about it. In the summer, you can understand those stories a little bit more because the transfer window is open. ‘To say our captain is in discussions with another club is totally disrespectful to Bruno more than anything else, he is totally committed here. ‘I’m not going to be impolite because I don’t think it’s the forum to do that in. For me, it’s a nonsense story.’  More to follow. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source

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