Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Arsenal agree £75m fee for Newcastle midfielder

Arsenal have agreed a £75m fee with Newcastle for their captain Bruno Guimaraes.

He has been given permission to travel for a medical.

Guimaraes told Newcastle bosses earlier this summer that he wanted to join Arsenal if a suitable offer arrived.

Arsenal's opening bid was rejected but the 28-year-old now looks set to join the Premier League champions.

Guimaraes, who joined the Magpies in 2022 from Lyon for £40m, has made 195 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 31 goals.

Newcastle had been keen to ensure Guimaraes, who has two years left on his contract plus a club-held option for a third, remained at the club but if this deal goes through as expected, they will have made more than £240m from player sales this summer.

Anthony Gordon joined Barcelona in a £69.3m deal and Spurs signed Sandro Tonali for £100m, while manager Eddie Howe also departed in what has been a turbulent summer at St James' Park.