Newcastle star man Bruno Guimaraes is a Manchester City transfer target. (Image: Getty.)
Newcastle are reportedly increasingly worried that Manchester City will send an ‘irresistible’ bid for midfielder Bruno Guimaraes that would not only see the Magpies lose their star midfielder, but send a hammer blow to City's neighbours Manchester United in the process.
Pep Guardiola is keen to find a long-term midfielder partner for Rodri and waxed lyrical about Guimaraes in March. “He is an exceptional holding midfielder,” the legendary head coach said.
“He is aggressive, with the ball or without the ball. At set-pieces, he’s aggressive and is a real, complete holding midfielder.”
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They suddenly would be able to offer more competitive financial packages to their targets, one of which is Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise. A player that Manchester United also have their eye on, with a release clause of his own in the region of £60m.
With £100m potentially in their pocket thanks to Manchester City and Guimaraes, Newcastle can push on with a plan to recruit Olise without the lingering fears of the top-flight’s financial rules hanging over them.
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Though should City want to land Guimaraes for Guardiola, Howe has revealed that they will need to move quickly with the clause set to expire at the end of June. “Having that was well planned and structured in the sense that there’s a finish point,” the Newcastle boss said following the renovation of his Brazilian star’s contract.
“We don’t want a summer of speculation. I don’t think that would be healthy for the player or for us.”
A quick resolution may not be ideal for the red side of Manchester, however, as they could need to offload Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood before pushing for another right-winger.
With Chelsea also lurking in the race for Olise, two stronger contenders for his signature may arrive when United present their pitch to the Palace star.