Selling Leo was the first step. Cult Hero.
Opens up a clear slot at LW. Both Rogers and Barcola files are being worked on simultaneously.
Still no official club to club talks but both players very open to a move. Classic Berta.
A move for Bruno Guimareas is proving possible. #NUFC don’t want to sell and will use the “Not taking offers” in the media but what happens behind the scenes is a masterclass led by Andrea Berta to truly execute the signing he wants. More soon, a second bid is now expected by #Arsenal, and this one could be through club to club - Bruno wants to join Arsenal. 👀🇧🇷
🚨🔴⚪️ Arsenal are discussing internally to return with new bid for Bruno Guimarães after £55m immediately rejected.
Newcastle mantain their stance with player’s camp and #AFC, no plans to sell the Brazilian. 🇧🇷
🎥➕ https://t.co/XY0RcXbWc0
Arsenal remain in discussions over potential swoop for Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes with fresh offer set to arrive. Arsenal also explored move for Sandro Tonali. https://t.co/aL2faYOkTm
As far as I am aware this is what has been going on. Arsenal were interested in Fernandes / Tonali / Pablo Barrios (exclusive). When Tonali was offered to us at the end of January, it peaked everyone's interest at the club. Berta kept in contact as did City. It became clear the deal was not feasible due to Newcastle wanting £85m or even more. To further add, the agent fees are incroyable. Barrios was not available for several reasons. Fernandes is heavily involved with Jorge Mendes and it became quickly apparent that there would be a bidding war at a minimum of £85m. It has now even been stated, 'whoever pays the most can have him'.
Berta then made contact multiple times to explore the situation of Alex Scott, the interest is real and there was a feeling a potential bargain could be secured around £65m. Bournemouth began to panic while Alex Scott was out in the USA with the England pre camp and want to rush to secure a renewal for Scott with a possible release clause. Their stance currently is he is not for sale at any price.
Is it becoming apparent we have approximated budget for the midfielder? (Investing in other areas)
As for Bruno G let me clarify… Berta made contact with his camp via Kia. A loose offer below £60m was floated to Newcastle via these middle men to understand their appetite for any deal. Newcastle say he is not for sale. Kia being involved is something you must keep an eye on for reasons every Arsenal fan should be aware of. When an offer is serious, it is officially submitted to the club hence me saying Newcastle have had no contact yet from Arsenal as of 9am. Newcastle will not lose both of their midfielders, so maybe Berta tried a cheeky offer before the Tonali deal has gone through. Until a serious offer is presented or our budget changes, we wait.
Arsenal have contacted the likes of Bouaddi / Kone and others I don’t want to discuss yet but no one else is providing these step by step updates and its incredibly exhausting. Personally think Bouaddi or Bruno would be incredible.
Kia Joorabchian is heavily involved in all the noise you hear about Bruno G.
Newcastle are yet to receive any contact from Arsenal.
If the player pushes and we make a serious offer, I will update. Until then just chill out.
🚨 BREAKING BOMBSHELL ALERT!!! 🚨
Our friend @CraigHope_DM just dropped the ULTIMATE transfer grenade 💣Arsenal are ABOUT TO LAUNCH A SHOCK APPROACH for superstar Bruno Guimaraes!!!
We’ve SLID INTO HIS DMS for the explosive details – Hope he shares any info! 🧐