The Gunners are determined to land a marquee midfielder this summer and they have earmarked Guimaraes as the priority target. Arsenal are preparing an offer worth \u00a370 million<\/span><\/a> for the Brazilian, and\u00a0Romano<\/em> claims that the club are poised to hold \u2018direct negotiations\u2019 with the Magpies next week to find a suitable agreement.<\/p>\n Personal terms have already been agreed with the 28-year-old. The former Lyon man is reportedly the \u2018perfect midfielder\u2019 for manager Mikel Arteta<\/a>. Romano said on his YouTube channel: \u201cArsenal are expected to return to the table next week for Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n \u201cMikel Arteta considers Bruno a top priority. So Arsenal are expected to be back in direct negotiations with Newcastle. It is going to be an important week of new contacts. The player has already agreed personal terms with Arsenal. He is viewed as the perfect midfielder for Mikel Arteta; Arsenal are not giving up.\u201d<\/p>\n The Gunners have placed their prime priority on landing Guimaraes as their marquee midfield signing, but they can\u2019t afford to drag the transfer<\/a> saga much longer. They were recently in pole position to sign Aston Villa<\/a> winger Morgan Rogers, only for Chelsea to beat them to his signature. The Blues<\/a> paid a club-record \u00a3117 million, which Arsenal were unwilling to match.<\/p>\n Arsenal don\u2019t face direct competition for Guimaraes at the moment, but the scenario could change, suppose Manchester City<\/a> were to lose Rodri, who is on the radar of Real Madrid<\/a> and Paris Saint-Germain. Hence, they have to speed up negotiations with the Magpies and the upcoming week could be crucial to securing a suitable agreement for Guimaraes.<\/p>\n Guimaraes, described as \u2018very special<\/span><\/a>\u2018 by Magpies head coach Eddie Howe, would be a sublime acquisition for the Gunners. He was hampered by a hamstring injury in the second half of last season, but still managed 15 goal contributions in the league. He was also impressive with his defensive contributions during the top-flight campaign.<\/p>\n Operating as a defensive midfielder, Guimaraes won 6 duels and 2 tackles per game<\/span><\/a> with almost 5 recoveries. He will be 29 in November this year but has shown no signs of regression. Arsenal could see their next bid rejected<\/span><\/a>, as per Romano, but a deal could still be agreed for a package of \u00a380m, in our opinion, given how the midfielder has conducted himself at the Magpies unlike Alexander Isak, who pushed through an exit to Liverpool<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Arsenal<\/a> are prepared to hold a fresh round of discussions with Newcastle United<\/a> regarding midfielder Bruno Guimaraes next week, according to respected journalist Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nCrucial week<\/h3>\n
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