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Arsenal have confirmed the signing of midfielder Bruno Guimarães from fellow Premier League side Newcastle United.
The Brazil international joins Mikel Arteta's side as their fourth summer incoming following the arrivals of Illan Meslier and Christos Tzolis from Leeds United and Club Brugge respectively, as well as the permanent signing of Piero Hincapié from Bayer Leverkusen.
Guimarães joins the Gunners as another major addition in a transfer window where the club are clearly eager to build on their Premier League title win by strengthening their already brilliant squad.
Arsenal sign Bruno Guimarães from Newcastle
Arsenal's pursuit of Guimarães was first reported in late June by The Athletic when David Ornstein and James McNicholas revealed Arteta's side had seen a verbal offer of less than £60million, made through intermediaries, turned down by Newcastle.
The North Londoners persisted with their interest, leading to the Brazilian declaring his desire to leave the Magpies and join the Premier League champions this summer, which led to his suitors opening direct talks with their Tyneside counterparts.
Newcastle sources remained adamant throughout the transfer saga that the Gunners had not began discussions with the St James' Park outfit, even after a £70m proposal was turned down ahead of an agreement finally being reached.
Guimarães is now officially an Arsenal player, having reportedly put pen to paper on a four year deal, with some suggestions there is also an option to extend until 2031. Many feel he has joined the club as an upgrade on Christian Nørgaard, who brought an end to his one-year spell in North London to join Everton on Wednesday.
He is expected to provide cover to Declan Rice alongside Martín Zubimendi and Myles Lewis-Skelly, and has also been viewed as a more than suitable starting option to offer the aforementioned names respite at crucial parts of the season.
He first joined Newcastle from Lyon in January 2022 and played a huge part in their second-half surge under Eddie Howe that took from practically relegation guarantees to an 11th-place finish.
The Brazilian made 195 appearances for the Magpies, scoring 31 goals and being named their captain in August 2024, leading them to their first domestic trophy since 1955 with the Carabao Cup win last March.
Guimarães has became a crucial asset to the Brazil national team since making his debut in 2020, receiving 48 caps and netting three times. He appeared in all five of their matches at this year's World Cup.
Guimarães is set to wear the number 39 shirt for Arsenal and is expected to join up with his teammates for the remainder of their pre-season campaign imminently.
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