Ben Jacobs says it is clear Bruno Guimar\u00e3es wants to join Arsenal and negotiations between the clubs are expected to officially begin soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n In an interview with Give Me Sport, Jacobs explained that although Guimar\u00e3es is unlikely to push through with a move like Alexander Isak did when approached by Liverpool last summer, it is true that he still wants to leave Newcastle.<\/p>\n Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple<\/u><\/span> & Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Brazil international has made that clear to the club and Arsenal now appear willing to step up negotiations, although there still appears to be a significant gap between the two sides in terms of the player’s valuation.<\/p>\n According to Jacobs in the video below, Arsenal are willing to pay around \u00a365m for Guimar\u00e3es, while Newcastle would ask for around \u00a380m-90m to let him go…<\/p>\n Jacobs said: “Arsenal will begin formal negotiations with Newcastle regarding the signing of Bruno Guimar\u00e3es.”<\/p>\n He added: “Arsenal have made it clear they are willing to pay up to \u00a365m. Newcastle’s valuation would be between \u00a380m and \u00a390m if they change their not-for-sale stance.”<\/p>\n Guimar\u00e3es looks like a great fit for Arsenal. The 28-year-old has proven his quality in the Premier League and gives Mikel Arteta a bit of difference and depth in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n See below how we scored Guimar\u00e3es on the Transfer Fit rating system (click here for more details). The former Lyon player scored 16\/25 points.<\/p>\n This is a very reasonable score, in the upper half of the mid-table, but given the player’s age and high transfer fee, it’s not a completely risk-free deal.<\/p>\n Guimar\u00e3es is sure to strengthen Arsenal in a key position for the next couple of years, but he could quickly fade after that.<\/p>\n The AFC would do well to consider him if they have a young option, but the market won’t be easy with arguably lesser players like Matheus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali leaving for astronomical sums this summer.<\/p>\n Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b>Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b> Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ben Jacobs says it is clear Bruno Guimar\u00e3es wants to join Arsenal and negotiations between the clubs are expected to officially begin soon. In an interview with Give Me Sport, Jacobs explained that although Guimar\u00e3es is unlikely to push through with a move like Alexander Isak did when approached by Liverpool last summer, it is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-49966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Bruno Guimar\u00e3es to Arsenal transfer fit assessment<\/h2>\n
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\n Bruno Guimar\u00e3es<\/strong><\/td>\n Total score: 16\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Transfer fee<\/td>\n *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n performance<\/td>\n ****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n performance<\/td>\n ****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n career phase<\/td>\n **<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n The need for squads<\/td>\n *****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n