Pep Guardiola, a very long time admirer of star man Bruno Guimaraes, is reportedly pushing for Manchester Metropolis to signal the Brazilian and convey him to the Etihad in a future switch window.
Metropolis had been linked with our star midfielder over the summer time, however resisted the prospect to activate his £100m launch clause; a lot to the delight of Newcastle United followers and Toon boss Eddie Howe.
However, a number of months later The Mail’s Craig Hope reviews that Guardiola desires to signal TWO new midfielders in 2025 and has ‘insisted’ on Guimaraes’ inclusion of their switch shortlist. However there’s extra.
Nunes one to observe?
Hope hints {that a} part-exchange deal could possibly be ‘one to observe’, together with his sources in Manchester relaying that former Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes ‘could possibly be used as a part of a deal’ ought to Metropolis transfer for Guimaraes.
The Portuguese worldwide was linked with Newcastle throughout his time at Sporting Lisbon and impressed at Molineux earlier than making a £53m transfer to Metropolis final summer time. A very good participant, sure, however he’s no Bruno.
His report states that Pep ‘loves’ Bruno and had been set to make a transfer in the summertime, solely to be postpone by his £100m launch clause, main them to signal Ilkay Gundogan on a free switch from Barcelona as an alternative.
The Mail state that Actual Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton are additionally on Metropolis’s shortlist, with the membership decided to be much less reliant on Rodri; who has left a gaping gap of their midfield following a season-ending harm.
Again to Bruno, Hope reviews that Paul Mitchell and Man Metropolis director Txiki Begiristain – who’re mentioned to have a optimistic relationship – have had no discussions at the moment.
Bruno pivotal to Newcastle’s plans
It goes with out saying, however Bruno is a world class operator, a superb character and now the membership captain. We should do every thing in our energy to maintain him on the membership, even when curiosity from Guardiola can be robust to show down.
The 27-year-old, who’s adored on Tyneside and a starter for Brazil, has at the least three years left on his present contract, which ought to permit Newcastle to as soon as once more demand a big charge for Bruno’s providers.
To this point this season, Guimaraes has recorded three assists within the Premier League this season, with two of these coming in Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool.
PSR points clearly stay a persistent situation on Tyneside and a few really feel the departure of Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon, or Alexander Isak appears inevitable at some stage if we don’t get again into the Champions League quickly.
Nonetheless, Guardiola’s admiration of the participant ought to solely function a reminder of simply how world-class Guimaraes is, and that changing the previous Lyon man can be essentially the most unenviable process.