Arsenal are heading into the summer window with a ‘genuine’ interest in luring Bruno Guimaraes to the Emirates Stadium, and transfer insider Dean Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that boss Mikel Arteta is set to discover whether a move away from Newcastle United is on the cards.
Although the Gunners had the meanest defence in the Premier League throughout the 2023/24 campaign, resulting in David Raya winning the Golden Glove award thanks to keeping more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the division, they were pipped to the title by Manchester City.
Arteta, who was not afraid to splash the cash less than 12 months ago and made Declan Rice the north Londoners’ most expensive acquisition of all-time when a £105million deal was agreed with West Ham United, will have an opportunity to strengthen his squad further ahead of another battle to be crowned champions next term.
Gunners Open Dialogue with Guimaraes’ Entourage Over Move
Arsenal and Manchester City have made contact with Guimaraes’ camp in a bid to discover whether he would be open to leaving Newcastle in the summer, according to CaughtOffside, and admirers could succeed in reaching an agreement for less than the release clause written into his St James’ Park contract.
The report suggests that the Magpies would entertain a bid which exceeds £80million if the Brazil international – who grabbed his seventh goal of the season during his current employers’ final day win at Brentford last weekend – makes it clear that he wants to embark on a fresh challenge where Champions League action is on offer, and statistics highlight that he performed better than the Gunners’ defensive midfielder Thomas Partey in various metrics during the 2023/24 campaign.
Respected journalist Ben Jacobs recently told GIVEMESPORT that Arsenal will be left frustrated if they look to strike a double deal for Guimaraes and Alexander Isak as the latter has not been put on the market by Newcastle despite interest coming from the capital thanks to his prolific form in the final third of the pitch.
The Gunners could take advantage of the £100million release clause written into Guimaraes’ contract, but Arteta will have to move quickly if he wants to leave the Tyneside giants helpless as the agreement expires in the final days of June, and that has led to hopes at St James’ Park of keeping him on board.
