Arsenal are said to be moving closer to a deal for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimar\u00e3es, with reports suggesting the total package could rise to \u00a380 million ($107.5 million). BBC Sport say the Gunners are \u201cincreasingly confident\u201d of landing the player this summer and are preparing to improve their offer in the hope of settling matters quickly.<\/p>\n
Guimar\u00e3es has long been understood to favour a move in a red shirt next season, and that preference may have strengthened after Eddie Howe reportedly stepped down from his role at Newcastle. The news emerged on Thursday, less than a day after Newcastle\u2019s 4-1 preseason friendly defeat to Championship side Bristol City. Reports also claimed Howe was unhappy with the club\u2019s summer window, during which Anthony Gordon moved to Barcelona and Sandro Tonali joined Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n
Those departures followed Alexander Isak\u2019s switch to Liverpool one summer earlier, leaving Guimar\u00e3es as the latest major name linked with the exit door at St James\u2019 Park. BBC Sport stressed, however, that the midfielder\u2019s proposed move to Arsenal is not tied to Howe\u2019s departure, with the groundwork already in place before the manager decided to leave.<\/p>\n
Even so, the picture at Newcastle has changed again with the expected arrival of new manager Matthias Jaissle. After a 12th-place finish in the Premier League last season, uncertainty around the club remains significant, which only adds to the sense that Guimar\u00e3es could be ready for a change.<\/p>\n
Arsenal, by contrast, have been measured in their summer business. Piero Hincapi\u00e9 arrived permanently from Bayer Leverkusen, Illan Meslier joined on a free transfer, and Christos Tzolis signed from Club Brugge for \u00a334 million ($45.4 million). The club also declined to match Aston Villa\u2019s demands for Morgan Rogers and later cooled their interest in Juli\u00e1n Alvarez.<\/p>\n
Their first bid for Guimar\u00e3es stood at \u00a355 million ($74 million), while Newcastle are reported to value him at about \u00a393 million ($124 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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