There are very encouraging details emerging on Newcastle’s pursuit of Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. The 24-year-old has reportedly agreed to the move with a medical scheduled in his native Brazil. Discussions over personal terms are also planned in the near future.
As reported earlier, Lyon accepted Newcastle’s offer of just over £30m for the playmaker. The majority of local outlets are backing the claims that this move is heading in a very positive direction as is Fabrizio Romano.
Bruno Guimarães medical with Newcastle will take place once some final details are agreed/signed with agents and OL, and once Bruno’s back in Brazil [he’s now in Ecuador]. ?? #NUFC
All parties involved are still working to complete the deal soon, after meeting last night.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 26, 2022
Talk of a late move for Brighton’s Dan Burn is also gaining momentum. The 29-year-old was reported to be a potential target late last night. Football Insider is reporting that Newcastle are now in advanced talks over a £10m deal for the local man.
The 6’7″ defender is a Geordie and would likely jump at the chance of a move to Tyneside. This represents such a dream opportunity for Burn that Brighton may not have it in their hearts to block the move.
The fee being quoted represents a sizeable profit on a player entering the final 18-months of his contract. He also turns 30 before this season concludes. So this could be a transfer that benefits all parties as Burn is a solid player who will be joining for his love of the club.
The Telegraph has provided further details of Newcastle’s push for Jesse Lingard. There were reports late last night that the move was all but dead.
However, that may be jumping the gun a bit. Luke Edwards is reporting that the stumbling block is down solely to a sizeable bonus of £12m should Newcastle survive this season. The loan fee Manchester United are requiring is only £2.5m.
Newcastle rightly feel the survival bonus is extortionary while The Red Devils maintain it to be reasonable considering the high stakes in play. Relegation would prove a massive pitfall to Newcastle’s future plans.
Manchester United have knocked back approaches from West Ham, Tottenham, and Everton. They appear to only be willing to do business with Newcastle with the bonus remainingthe sole stumbling block.
A compromise may be able to be reached before the window closes on Monday. An obvious one is to increase the loan fee by a fee million while decreasing the bonus clause to around £2-3m.
Newcastle get their man for a slightly inflated loan price while Man U receive a decent fee for a player they lose for nothing in the summer. However, there appears to be a lot more at play than money on this one.
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129 comments so far
Assassins Inc
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:48 PM
Comment #1We are now cooking in the kitchen
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:48 PM
Comment #2Renato
@rehnato
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44m
Make no mistake – that’s a incredible signing for Newcastle. Bruno Guimarães has everything to hit the ground running in the Premier League – he’s the complete package, thrives in big games. Definitely a top four signing. Hats off for them
G
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:48 PM
Comment #3Happy face this thread please?
Tyran21
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:49 PM
Comment #4I don’t mind Dan Burn. Still a upgrade for Newcastle.
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:50 PM
Comment #5So Man U the scum are just trying to hold us to ransom as they know we are desperate for Lingard. Footin whoppers!
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:50 PM
Comment #6Burn is obviously a needs must now but someone like Carlos or Botman and if we don’t get them this window then they will definitely revisit in the summer
Regan
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:51 PM
Comment #7Definitely looking a lot better than it did yesterday. .
😀
Tyran21
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:52 PM
Comment #8Don’t need Lingard anymore, if Bruno Guimaraes signs. 12mil is robbery for a loan.
theartfuldodger
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:52 PM
Comment #9Anyone getting the feeling we might get Botman on deadline day 🙂 ?
Assassins Inc
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:52 PM
Comment #10A little bit of New Zealand lamb with some Brazilian spices added with some Geordie brown ale topped of with some king Edwards’s mash potato.
Could end up being the best meal served this season. Chef Eddie Howe.
cleveleysbob
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:53 PM
Comment #11Oomph!
And many thanks to Lyon for taking a pragmatic approach, this is greatly appreciated by all and will bring benefits in future dealings between clubs. Great to see. 🙂
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:54 PM
Comment #12dodger
Yep!
Tyran21
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:55 PM
Comment #13cleveleysbob
Yup, would love to offer them Jeff Hendrick for free as a gift.
dazzler
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:55 PM
Comment #14Looking at his highlight reel on YouTube, he looks like he can do it all, win the ball, bring it forward, retain possession pick a pass and has a wicked shot on him. Very promising.
phy
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:57 PM
Comment #15Can see the signing of Guimares being great for a negotiation tool. Clubs know we are desperate and think they can have us over a barrel but once players start coming that apparent desperation reduces and hence their ability to stick up the price. Puts us in a stronger position and I reckon one high quality signing will be the catalyst for 2/3 more with clubs worrying they will miss out as other clubs move to deal with us. It’s a question of which clubs blink first eg Lille or Seville
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:57 PM
Comment #16Andy Brassell
@andybrassell
If #NUFC do end up getting Bruno Guimarães, it’s huge. Would provide a lot of what they need in midfield – athleticism, great on the ball, an organiser – and as effective in a team that doesn’t have much possession as one that does (#1 of short thread)
The message it sends is positive too, in convincing a player with status & options to come, who has always privileged the right sporting choice for his career (& yes, I realise the money will be good). He’s useful for #NUFC now & for where they hope they’ll be in the future
For Lyon, sad to lose such a good (& mature) player. The reality though is they’re skint (pandemic, missing out on Champions League, having a bad season) & once Juninho went their chances of extending his contract took a big hit
niafron
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Comment #17Ok, so it smell good for Guimaraes as i said, but i m still worry.
1 first, the medical could happen only after the game against ecuador… wich leave plenty of time for a twist.
2 OL fans are upset, rarely seen that.
3 Still no official confirmation by OL.
cleveleysbob
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:58 PM
Comment #18Burn now, pressure on Seville re Carlos!! Cave in for sensible price and we have a great left sided CB and a really good squad upgrade back up. Perfect.
Lille have to be watching and thinking Oh oh! – Botman re-evaluation on cards?
Things are beginning to look much better and I think Man U will cave on Lingard too.
So we’ll have the CDM we’ve been crying out for and a huge upgrade CAM too.
Things are getting exciting!! 😀
Tyran21
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:59 PM
Comment #19Mund
Bet Arsenal fans are pulling their hairs out.
Wor B
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:59 PM
Comment #20As carltoon’s official mind-reader, I can confirm she does indeed indulge in fantasy.
And sorry Cbob, no room for you, it’s 99% chocolate and 1% JJ Shelvey.
😆
jane
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Comment #21i trust the judgement of our owners even if we sign a foreign player most like me have never heard of. spot on so far.
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:01 PM
Comment #22Tyran
A good few of them were not happy on Twitter yesterday 😆
niafron
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:01 PM
Comment #23@mund
Good informative post, especialy about Juninho ( spoke of him yesterday ).
Next DOF for NUFC?
jane
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:02 PM
Comment #24https://twitter.com/andybrassell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:03 PM
Comment #25Guimares takes a lot of pressure off of us in many areas, he provides cover for the back 4 which, when they have time, can organise themselves well like they did against Leeds. Guimares gives them that cover. He also injects pace and energy into a stagnant midfield that struggles to recycle or move the ball at pace. He also carries the ball well which drives us up the pitch and gets our attacking players in more ideal positions. Finally, he has a wicked pass on him, so ASM and Fraser running the channels knowing that a decent ball is on the way. Revolutionary signing for this team.
A new CB and an attacking player and I think we’ve enough to get it through to stay up, ideally we’d want a few more bodies in though.
jane
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Comment #26i noticed Dover won last night.
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Comment #27niafron
I suppose it’s a possibility mate.
Fantastic player in his day wasn’t he
kilcline
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:05 PM
Comment #28Burn is surely to smoke others out for their players, solid player but not amazing.
Bissouma and Lamptey are the 2 from brighton we should go for, now we have Tippier we don’t need Lamptey
Unused Substitute
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:06 PM
Comment #29I’d walkout when a crook is trying to blackmail me.
G
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:06 PM
Comment #30Kilcline @ 23. Agree very much mate
Adamn_92
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:07 PM
Comment #31I’m just as excited as everyone else about this deal. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. The media have been conflicted on every single player we’ve been linked with, in terms of how close it is, fee agreed, personal terms agreed and all the rest. There’s conflicting reports about this one too, such as no agreement is in place yet and player hasn’t agreed to terms yet.
Be excited, I know I am! But just stay grounded until it’s finally signed off as journalists and the media have been all over the place with us so far this window.
Assassins Inc
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:09 PM
Comment #32Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptzb5Hvkfac
This guy has skill, pace, can see a pass, tackles, scores, literally out whole midfield rolled into one player.
Pat Mania
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:09 PM
Comment #33Never heard of the guy but I have full trust in our recruiters for the first time in many years.
And if we nail him, that’s a massive problem area potentially addressed.
A CB and LB still required for me.
carltoon
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Comment #34Ottawa Geordie, it’s ok I wasn’t arguing with TDS we were just debating!
Anyway he wouldn’t dare argue with me 😀
niafron
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:13 PM
Comment #35About Juninho, his best free kicks:
https://youtu.be/_B3KW_8jofc
Some floating ball’s trajectories are pure magic.
Tyran21
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:13 PM
Comment #36Dan Burn have been very consistent for Brighton, performing better than all Newcastle defenders for the past seasons in EPL. Dan Burn’s performance is consider good, since Brighton don’t really play defensively like Newcastle’s Bruce era.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Comment #37I do like that we are trying to sign Brazilian players they have a hard work ethic, technical ability and are not phased by the physical battle
They do usually cost a lot though!!
So if judging by the rumours
Trippier
Wood
Guimares
Rogerio
Burn
Lingard
That would represent an amazing window although if we got Carlos in as well…..
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Comment #38Hard nut to crack Brighton an all
DaraghL
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Comment #39I feel I got robbed with that thread being a short one and an insult posted straight away in the next thread but it’s for a good cause and hopefully the point was made.
Proof for the conspiracy theorists! https://twitter.com/DaraghL1990/status/1486326854785159174?s=20
Mund
Jan 26, 2022 at 1:17 PM
Comment #40Daragh
Just followed you mate.