{"id":608860,"date":"2022-01-26T07:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=608860"},"modified":"2022-01-26T07:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:19:15","slug":"newcastle-united-set-to-sign-arsenal-target-bruno-guimaraes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/26\/newcastle-united-set-to-sign-arsenal-target-bruno-guimaraes\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United Set to Sign Arsenal Target Bruno Guimar\u00e3es"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Fabrizio Romano,<\/a> Newcastle United<\/a> are set to sign Lyon<\/a> midfielder Bruno Guimar\u00e3es. The Brazilian attracted interest from Arsenal this month<\/a>, with a move failing to come into fruition. One team\u2019s failure is another team\u2019s opportunity, however, and the Magpies have reportedly swooped in and had a \u20ac40 million bid accepted.<\/p>\n

Guimar\u00e3es will reportedly undergo a medical once he is back in Brazil. If the deal remains on course for completion, then Newcastle will have their best signing yet.<\/p>\n

Newcastle Set to Sign Arsenal Targets Bruno Guimar\u00e3es<\/h2>\n

Newfound Riches the Difference-Maker<\/h3>\n

Prior to becoming possibly the richest club in world football, Newcastle – a side battling relegation – would have stood no chance of landing a player of Guimar\u00e3es\u2018 calibre. Now, however, they can casually bid for a player Arsenal could not afford to potentially seal a deal at the Gunners\u2019 expense.<\/p>\n

Eddie Howe has already welcomed Chris Wood<\/a> and Kieron Trippier this month, and, as good as those arrivals are, Guimar\u00e3es will be the poster boy of the new era. The Brazilian will be at the centre of Newcastle\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

The Lyon midfielder may just solve Howe\u2019s greatest problem, too; he may finally provide adequate cover in front of the backline. Do that, and the Magpies should escape the drop come the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n

With Wood firing in at the other end, too, things could begin to look promising once more at St James\u2019 Park. The Guimar\u00e3es deal is the one we\u2019ve all been anticipating at Newcastle. The deal that proves a point; the deal that helps to flex Newcastle\u2019s oil-soaked, rich muscles.<\/p>\n

Come February, Howe will have no choice but to keep Newcastle afloat. He has been backed more than most managers, and must use that backing to help propel his side to safety. There can be no excuses.<\/p>\n

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