Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United is allegedly close to signing a new contract with the team, ending Liverpool’s hopes of signing a dream midfield target.
The Brazilian was essential to the Magpies finishing fourth last season, which allowed them to qualify for the Champions League. He also assisted Eddie Howe’s team in advancing to the Carabao Cup final.
Guimaraes has played 61 times across all competitions since joining Newcastle for a reported £40 million in January 2022, tallying 10 goals and six assists. Newcastle’s 2023–24 season has gotten off to a rough start with the club dropping three of their first four Premier League games.
In Friday’s 5-1 victory over Bolivia, the 25-year-old made his first start for Brazil on home soil. He participated in Tuesday’s 1-0 triumph in Peru as well.
Due to his accomplishments, Guimaraes has drawn a lot of interest from major European clubs, including Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Chelsea, who are all thought to have been interested in acquiring him in recent transfer windows.
However, TEAMtalk alleged that Liverpool made a last-minute £100 million offer to sign the Brazilian before the summer transfer market shut earlier this month. However, Newcastle turned down the bid for their prized midfielder.
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, is rumored to be a great fan of the 25-year-old. In the summer, Liverpool added four players to its midfield: Dominik Szoboszlai, Waturu Endo, Ryan Gravenberch, and Alexis Mac Allister.
Newcastle believes a new contract will be reached “within weeks.”
It should come as no surprise that the Magpies have been attempting to improve and extend Guimaraes’ contract out of a frantic desire to retain his services.
Journalist Graeme Bailey stated on the Talking Transfers podcast: “Bruno Guimaraes is the other interesting one. A new deal has been discussed with him since last summer, and it has been moving forward steadily.
Then, we learned that it had stalled as a result of a problem on the player’s end. In January, Real Madrid expressed interest in him, and this summer, Chelsea and Manchester City reportedly did the same, according to my sources.
Newcastle, though, is aware that they must honor him. He’s not on the cheap, don’t get me wrong, but they consider him to be one of the Premier League’s top midfielders.
Newcastle’s season will be exciting.
Newcastle fans can look forward to an exciting season with the addition of Sandro Tonali and the resumption of Champions League play.
“I don’t think he’s even the highest-paid player at the team right now. They are now continuing with that. Newcastle is optimistic that this will be finished soon, most likely by January.
“I believe that if they allow him to reach January without signing this deal, he already has a contract through 2026, so this is not a problem, but that would mean that the negotiations have been ongoing for well over a year, and you can’t allow that,” said the commentator. There is undoubtedly a problem.
They believe they have overcome the impasse, but I doubt they can afford for it to continue.
