Bruno Guimaraes: Arsenal 'preparing third bid' for Newcastle captain after £65m package rejected

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to taxable a 3rd bid to motion Newcastle United skipper Bruno Guimaraes this summer.

Aware of involvement from the Gunners, Guimaraes is understood to person informed Newcastle of his tendency to permission the club and determination to the Emirates Stadium.

Recent reports person claimed that the 28-year-old ‘souring’ connected the imaginable of staying astatine Newcastle having grown frustrated by the club’s absorption pursuing the income of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali.

While Gordon was sold to Barcelona for a reported £69m before the 2026 World Cup began, Tonali was confirmed arsenic Tottenham Hotspur’s club-record signing earlier this week, joining for £100m.

The Magpies’ determination to merchantability some players comes astir 12 months aft they generated £125m from the club-record merchantability of Alexander Isak to Liverpool pursuing a drawn-out transportation saga.

After failing to suffice for European competition, with Newcastle ending the 2025-26 play down successful 12th spot successful the Premier League table, Eddie Howe’s broadside look to beryllium struggling to support clasp of their champion players, and Guimaraes is the latest prima acceptable to depart.

Arsenal offers betwixt £65m and £90m could ‘accelerate’ Guimaraes talks

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal person already seen a £55m opening connection for Guimaraes rejected and a 2nd attack - a £65m transportation bundle - turned down by Newcastle.

The Gunners are present said to beryllium preparing a caller authoritative bid, with A interest betwixt £65m and £90m believed to beryllium capable to assistance accelerate talks.

While Mikel Arteta is ‘pushing’ to motion Guimaraes, Arsenal are not prepared to wage implicit the likelihood for a subordinate who turns 29 successful November and has conscionable nether 2 years remaining connected his declaration astatine St James’ Park.

Guimaraes himself has made it wide that helium wants to articulation Arsenal, but the midfielder volition not ‘create issues’ with Newcastle and volition permission the determination successful the club’s hands.

Newcastle’s stance implicit Guimaraes has been accordant each summer; they person nary involvement successful selling their skipper and volition not invited immoderate offers.

Newcastle successful information of losing influential prima Guimaraes this summer

Guimaraes arrived astatine Newcastle successful January 2022 from Lyon for what was past a club-record £40m and was 1 of the club’s archetypal connection signings nether the Saudi-backed owners.

The Brazil planetary has since established himself arsenic 1 of the Premier League’s champion midfielders, signaling 31 goals and 32 assists successful 195 appearances for the Magpies crossed each competitions.

Prior to past season, Newcastle finished nary little than seventh successful the Premier League crossed 3 run and qualified for the Champions League connected 2 occasions, with Guimaraes regarded arsenic a hugely influential midfielder successful the elder side.

Guimaraes besides helped the nine extremity their 70-year trophy drought successful 2025 erstwhile they lifted the EFL Cup, captaining the Magpies successful their 2-1 triumph implicit Liverpool successful the last astatine Wembley.

Should Guimaraes implicit a high-profile power to Arsenal, helium would implicit with Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Christian Norgaard for starts successful midfield.