The Gunners are aiming to land a marquee midfielder during the transfer<\/a> window, and Magpies captain Guimaraes has been identified as the priority target by the club\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n Arenal have already failed with a verbal offer worth \u00a345 million<\/span><\/a> for his services, and the club are reportedly planning a renewed approach for the 28-year-old in the coming days.<\/p>\n Amidst this,\u00a0AS<\/em> report that Arsenal are willing to negotiate for the Brazil international, but are reluctant to pay anything close to the \u00a377 million asking price the Magpies are demanding.<\/p>\n Arsenal started last season with Declan Rice<\/a> and Martin Zubimendi as the regular midfield pairing, but ended the campaign with Myles Lewis-Skelly displacing the latter from the XI.<\/p>\n Zubimendi experienced a drastic dip in performance and fitness levels during the back end of the season, and this should be a cause for concern, given Rice\u2019s ongoing fitness worries.<\/p>\n Rice has been playing through neutral hamstring pain over the past 6 months, and may need to be carefully managed later this year to ensure that the Englishman does not pick up an injury.<\/p>\n Arsenal may want a solid defensive midfielder with leadership qualities. Guimaraes appears the ideal fit as he could play alongside Rice or even operate as the lone number 6 when required.<\/p>\n The Brazilian, hailed as \u2018very special<\/span><\/a>\u2018 by manager Eddie Howe, has improved with every passing season in the Premier League<\/a>. Despite the Magpies\u2019 12th-place finish last term, he was undoubtedly one of the standout midfield stars.<\/p>\n
According to Spanish publication AS<\/span><\/a>, Arsenal<\/a> have been told to pay \u00a377 million to sign Newcastle United<\/a> midfielder Bruno Guimaraes this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\nTricky deal<\/h3>\n
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