In the transfer period of January 2022, the Newcastle administration made an exciting deal to include Bruno Guimaraes, the Brazil midfielder and Olympique Lyonnais.
The deal is the second most expensive player since the Saudi Investment Fund acquired Newcastle, as the 24-year-old cost the MacPeace treasury around £ 37m.
Guimarães succeeded in his first assignment after joining Newcastle, suffered in terms of results and the team was close to relegation to the First Division.
In terms of numbers, Guimaraes managed to score five goals in 17 games and scored one goal in his first seasons, and in 8 games in the English Premier League season (2022-2023) he scored two goals and did the same.
Embarrassment Chelsea and Arsenal
In 2020, Guimaraes expressed his dream of moving to the English Premier League, saying: “It’s the best league in the world, all matches are close.”
Indeed, Guimaraes’ talent when he was in the ranks of Atletico Paranaense attracted the attention of Chelsea and Arsenal, but Frenchman Lyon won the race to win the Brazilian for £ 18m.
Guimaraes’ numbers with Newcastle are the best of his career, having played 84 games for Atlético Paranaense, scoring seven goals, and with Lyon he scored three goals in 71 games.
As reported by the British press, Guimarães appears to be on track for a bigger stage in his career by moving to Real Madrid.
The British newspaper, “Daily Mail”, said the Newcastle club wants to renew Guimaraes’ contract, although he has a contract with the English club until 2026, but the club’s management wants to improve the player’s salary to persuade him to to continue.
“We are preparing a new contract for Bruno Guimaraes, he is a great player and an important part of our journey,” said Newcastle Sporting Director Dan Ashurt.
Eddie Howe, Newcastle manager, also commented on his player’s future: “We really want Bruno to be happy here.”
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Guimarães explained his position on the transfer to Real Madrid, saying: “Real Madrid are the best team in the world, things have not gone beyond the talks.”
He added: “I want to be a legend in Newcastle, they love me and I love them.”
Real Madrid certainly have goals to renew the team’s blood, especially in midfield, after Casemiro’s departure from Manchester United in the last transfer market, and the contract of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will expire in the summer of 2023.
The closest candidate to moving to Real Madrid is Jude Bellingham, the jewel of Borussia Dortmund, but the young Englishman will not move for less than 120 million euros, according to the newspaper “Bild”.
