Newcastle say they “didn’t want to sell” Guimaraes, as Arsenal move looms
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNewcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, front, looks set to link up with Declan Rice in Arsenal's midfield this season [Ian Walton/AP]By ReutersPublished On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Newcastle United did not want to sell captain Bruno Guimaraes, sporting director Ross Wilson has said, after reports linked the Brazil midfielder with a move to Arsenal.
“We didn’t want to sell Bruno. It wasn’t in the plan to sell Bruno. None of us – or ownership – wanted to sell Bruno,” Wilson told reporters at Newcastle’s preseason training camp in Spain.
“He’s our captain, he was very important to us, and the debate over his price – it’s a world-record fee for a player of his age.
Guimaraes, who joined Newcastle from French side Olympique Lyonnais in January 2022, has made 195 appearances in all competitions and scored 31 goals for the Premier League club.
He captained Newcastle to League Cup glory in 2025, ending the club’s long wait for domestic silverware.
“There’s no part in saying (the transfer) was part of our strategy and was in our thinking this summer – it wasn’t. But we have got to be flexible and react to things that happen,” Wilson said.
Guimaraes’s exit would be another setback for Newcastle following the departures of Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and manager Eddie Howe.
Newcastle begin their Premier League campaign against Liverpool on August 23.
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