# Arsenal reportedly agree £75 million deal for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimarães 2026-08-05T23:14:00+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Arsenal have reached a reported 75 million pound, about 99.5 million dollar, agreement with Newcastle United to sign captain Bruno Guimaraes, Sky Sports reported and The Hindu carried, though Reuters said it had asked both clubs to confirm the deal. Newcastle turned down Arsenal's opening bid earlier in the week before the London club returned with a higher offer that produced the reported agreement, Guimaraes had previously told Newcastle he wanted to move to Arsenal if a suitable bid arrived. The 28 year old Brazil midfielder joined Newcastle from Olympique Lyonnais in January 2022, has made 195 appearances and scored 31 goals, and captained the club to League Cup success in 2025, with two years left on his contract plus a further one year option. Newcastle, keen to keep their captain, have already seen key players Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali leave recently along with manager Eddie Howe, and the move would deepen Mikel Arteta's midfield as Arsenal defend their Premier League title. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The reported fee and the sequence of rejected then accepted bids come from Sky Sports rather than from either club, and Reuters had not obtained confirmation from Arsenal or Newcastle by the time this was published, so the reported agreement is not yet the same as a completed transfer. Treating the deal as done would skip over the personal terms, medical and paperwork that still separate a club to club agreement from a signed contract. Casting Guimaraes's likely exit as a wider crisis for Newcastle also goes beyond what has been reported, since nothing here addresses who succeeds him as captain or how the club plans to replace him. A formal statement from Arsenal or Newcastle confirming the fee would be the next verifiable step in this reported deal. ## Coverage - www.thehindu.com Tags: Arsenal, Bruno Guimaraes Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/arsenal-agree-75-million-deal-to-sign-newcastles-guimaraes-reports/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/arsenal-agree-75-million-deal-to-sign-newcastles-guimaraes-reports/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.