Arsenal officials will reportedly meet in the next hour to discuss the next steps in the Bruno Guimaraes transfer pursuit.
The Gunners seem to have failed with an initial approach for the Brazil international, according to the Athletic’s David Ornstein.
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However, another X account run by multiple journalists has replied to Ornstein’s post saying there will be further talks over this potential deal at 5pm today, which is just under an hour away at the time of writing.
Guimaraes has been a key player for Newcastle, so obviously won’t come cheap, with Ornstein insisting that there is no chance of the 28-year-old moving for £60m…
? Arsenal made verbal offer to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United. #AFC proposal through intermediaries below £60m – rejected + #NUFC insist sale of 28yo #Brazil int’l midfielder will not be entertained. W/ @gunnerblog @ChrisDHWaugh @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/EAsKXjwYCW
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) June 26, 2026
Newcastle have lost some key players in recent times, with Alexander Isak moving to Liverpool last summer, while Anthony Gordon has already made the move to Barcelona this year.
Guimaraes may be another who’s keen for a new challenge, but one also imagines Newcastle will do their best not to lose more big names without a fight.
How much should Arsenal pay for Bruno Guimaraes?
Arsenal could probably do with more depth in midfield, but it’s not exactly an emergency issue for Mikel Arteta right now.
The north London giants already have Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Christian Norgaard as solid options in that area of their squad.
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At the same time, however, there’s surely a high chance of Norgaard leaving after barely getting any playing time in the season just gone, with Arteta perhaps just not trusting him enough.
Guimaraes would surely be a significant upgrade, and would therefore allow AFC to rotate more and allow the likes of Rice and Zubimendi more opportunities to rest after playing so much football in the last year or so.
Still, paying more than £60m for that kind of player seems like a lot, especially when Guimaraes would likely only be a signing for the next two or three years at most, due to his age.
At 29 this year, he would have a two year contract in him taking him to 31, so realistically he should be valued around £40m.
But Arsenal would be gambling on his Longevity if they were to put in a higher bid than that.
It may look like a second and final bid of £60m might be made by the gambling Arsenal if only for a short 2 year fix improvement to the team squad.
Newcastle could reinvest £60m in a younger midfielder, as their are a lot of quality young internationals available for less than £60m.
Bruno G would be nice midfielder for arsenal if they sign him but the interest is so boring
can’t think of a better 6/8 available this summer.
A solid 3 seasons during which we develop or bring in more youngsters… what’s to not love about that.
A very dogged player with so much energy. However how long can he go as he will turn 29 in November. This is a short term fix. A 4 year contract may likely suffice, the last year been a gamble with little resale value.
That’s good signing
That’s good signing!