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Chelsea are not planning to try to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United, with Arsenal ready to make a bid to add the midfielder to Mikel Arteta\u2019s squad, according to three reliable journalists.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong>who won the Premier League title and reached the final of the Champions League last season, are determined to sign Guimaraes from Newcastle in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported that Arsenal have had two offers for Guimaraes already turned down.<\/p>\n Romano posted on X<\/em> at 11:02pm on July 8: \u201cArsenal prepare new official bid for Bruno Guimaraes<\/strong>: Arteta wants him.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00a355m already rejected, second approach at \u00a365m package rejected too \u2013 fee in between \u00a365m and \u00a390m could accelerate talks.<\/p>\n \u201cBruno told Newcastle<\/strong> last week that he wants #AFC move but won\u2019t create issues, leaving decision in club hands.\u201d<\/p>\n READ: Bruno Guimaraes will get his wish to sign for Arsenal as Newcastle replacement heads for \u2018medical\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, Romano revealed that Arsenal\u2019s new bid will be worth \u00a370million,<\/strong> with the Brazil international midfielder having already agreed on personal terms with the north London club.<\/p>\n Romano said on his YouTube channel<\/em>: \u201cArsenal are ready to send a new bid for Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n \u201cArsenal are ready, they want to go for Bruno, and have a full agreement in place with Guimaraes on personal terms.<\/p>\n \u201cThe contract is done, Bruno said yes to Arsenal project, but Bruno wants to be respectful with Newcastle and doesn\u2019t want to break the relationship, but he wants to go, he\u2019s made that clear to Newcastle that his desire is to go.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the other side, Newcastle maintain that they don\u2019t want to sell, so it has to be a very good proposal to change their mind, otherwise they insist on keeping Bruno.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The top 20 biggest transfers of the summer 2026 window\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cArsenal will bid again, and the expectation of those taking care of the deal is for Arsenal to present a new bid after getting to \u00a355m plus \u00a310m in add-ons rejected by Newcastle, this was a verbal proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n Romano added: \u201cNow Arsenal are expected to get to \u00a370m for Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00a370m is still probably not enough to convince Newcastle, but it will be a way to get closer.<\/p>\n \u201cSo,Arsenal hope to close the deal for slightly over \u00a370m.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have no intention of overpaying.\u201d<\/p>\n While Arsenal will have a tough time negotiating with Newcastle, who continue to maintain that they do not want to sell Guimaraes, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta will be relieved to know that Chelsea<\/strong> have no plans to move for him.<\/p>\n Chelsea FC journalist Simon Phillips has reported the Blues\u2019 interest in Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n However, talkSPORT journalists Ben Jacobs and Alex Crook have claimed that Chelsea owners, BlueCo, are not planning to raid Newcastle for Guimares, and so has The Daily Mail reporter, Bobby Manzi.<\/p>\n Jacobs wrote on X<\/em> at 10:16am on July 24: \u201cChelsea are not expected to enter the race for Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n \u201cNo approach or bid made.<\/p>\n \u201cArsenal focused on trying to close the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n Crook posted on X<\/em> at 10:16am on July 24: \u201c#CFC not in for Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n \u201cExpectation from clubs in the Premier League is he joins #AFC but #NUFC stance remains he\u2019s not for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n Manzi wrote on X at 9:50am on July 24: \u201cUnderstand Chelsea have not, at any point, enquired about Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle.<\/p>\n \u201c#CFC not in the race for the Brazil international, who has interest from Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Arsenal, Liverpool targets and Man Utd star among five who could be stuck this summer\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nArsenal plan \u00a370m bid for Bruno Guimaraes<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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