Arsenal stance on Bruno Guimaraes transfer after Newcastle raise price tag

Newcastle don’t want to sell Bruno Guimaraes but he is keen on moving to Arsenal (Photo: Getty)

Arsenal

are considering ending their pursuit of Bruno Guimaraes after they were misled over how much the

Newcastle United

captain would cost.

Mikel Arteta

is keen to add a central midfielder to his

Premier League

title-winning squad, with Guimaraes emerging as his top target.

According to reports, the Brazil international has asked to leave St. James’ Park and has

already agreed a five-year contract with the Gunners

.

All that remained was for Arsenal and Newcastle to agree on a transfer fee, but having already sold

Anthony Gordon

and

Sandro Tonali

this summer, the Magpies are determined not to lose their skipper.

Arsenal’s opening bid was quickly rebuffed, with reports indicating that

Eddie Howe

will only consider an offer matching the £100milllion deal that took Tonali to

Tottenham

Moreover, Newcastle are not interested in add-ons and would demand all the money up front.

But the

Telegraph

report that the Gunners may not make an improved offer, as they were previously informed by intermediaries that Guimaraes would only cost £50m.

Former Newcastle co-owner supposedly suggested that Guimaraes was available on the cheap (Photo: Getty)

While Arteta has always admired the 28-year-old, Arsenal were not planning to move for the player until they were led to believe he was available for a bargain price.

It is said that Newcastle’s former co-owner Amanda Staveley told Guimaraes’ representatives that the club would consider a £50m offer in the event they failed to qualify for the Champions League.

After a dismal 2025/26 campaign, the Magpies are not in any European competition for the upcoming season.

Mikel Arteta must decide whether to continue pursuing Guimaraes (Photo: Getty)

Whatever the case, Arsenal are now pondering whether to go all out for the midfielder or walk away from negotiations.

While Guimaraes’ representatives are pushing for a transfer, the player himself seems to have a more relaxed approach and will only demand to leave if Arsenal make an appropriate bid.

Further complicating matters, Newcastle were close to signing Johan Manzambi, who would have helped fill Guimaraes’ void, but the Freiburg star has instead decided to join Aston Villa.

Villa themselves are braced to lose star midfielder Youri Tielemans

with Manchester United set to activate his £35m release clause.

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