Arsenal transfer boost as Newcastle boss Howe confirms Bruno Guimaraes IS up for sale.. but they’ll have to move quickly
EDDIE HOWE revealed Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes is available for £100million for one month this summer.
Arsenal, Manchester City and PSG are all eyeing up moves for Toon’s Brazilian midfielder.
But the Magpies boss told them they’ll have to stump up the cash from the last week of May to the beginning of the last week of June.
Bruno, 26, penned a new five-year deal with the Magpies last October but there is a £100m release clause valid for four weeks at the end of this season.
And Howe told rivals to put up or shut up if they want the Samba international.
He said: “We don’t want the constant speculation, it’s not healthy for the player or for us.
“Having the release clause was well planned and structured by the club, in the sense that there is a finish point.
“It goes without saying what my thoughts on the Bruno situation are.
“We want to keep him, we want to build our team around him and he’s an integral part of what we are doing. He seems very happy and settled.
“He’ll be thinking about a busy summer ahead and where we can hopefully take the team.
“He is a bit of that but we are not in control, so we shall see.”
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How 'big angel' Joelinton rescued boss after he fainted in Subway
NEWCASTLE cult hero Joelinton rescued his old boss after he fainted in Subway.
And coach Pellegrino Matarazzo still calls the Brazilian his ‘angel’.
Matarazzo was Joelinton assistant manager during the midfielder’s spell in Germany with Hoffenheim.
Recalling the scary incident, the Matarazzo revealed: “I was standing in the queue and I wasn’t feeling well.
“I tried to go over to the Coca-Cola machine to quickly get a drink.
“I realised I was about to faint, and I did faint.
“When I opened my eyes I saw Joelinton! ‘Rino, Rino, are you okay?’
“He was like a small, no a big, angel – Joelinton, what are you doing here?”
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Howe is predicting a bumpy summer on Tyneside, with Arsenal and Barcelona also interested in red-hot striker Alexander Isak.
The Toon Army are worried at least one of Bruno or Isak will be sold to help Saudi-funded Newcastle navigate Financial Fair Play restrictions.
Asked if he can sign who he wants without selling one of the two stars, Howe added: “Yeah, I think so. I can’t predict the future but whatever happens we can fight, live again and create a slightly different team.
“I want to make changes but changes that can transport us forward.”
However, Howe warned: “I know exactly where I want to take the team but with our current financial situation, I’m not sure we’re able to recruit ready-made elite players.
Both in terms of wages and transfer fees, we’re not in a position to do that. We have to sign players with the potential to become world class.
“We have to be really smart with our recruitment, we maybe have to be slightly different to some of the other clubs we’re in and around.”
