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Arsenal paid £75m for Bruno Guimaraes in the summer, but all of a sudden, that fee has already been vindicated. Despite not yet being a mainstay in the starting 11, the Brazilian midfielder has been responsible for four out of 15 of Arsenal's points this season, with key goals against Sunderland and Leeds giving the Gunners two leads.
While the goals are all well and good, they are not the reason why Arsenal invested in him. In fact, we might have to wait until the end of the season to discover the full extent of why the Gunners paid all that money for him.
The real reason Arsenal signed Bruno Guimaraes
Arsenal signed Bruno Guimaraes to improve their squad depth. This has already been shown by the midfielder, despite being good enough to play in most midfields in the world, struggling to make the starting lineup consistently for Arsenal.
It's a flex, but Arsenal signed one of the Premier League's best midfielders to provide rotation for them. That will all come to the forefront when push comes to shove at Arsenal.
Last season, Arsenal had a great season. It could have been a historic season, though, if they topped it off by winning the Champions League. They came painstakingly close, and they are widely tipped to make the final again this season.
The reason why Arsenal didn't win the Champions League last season can be reduced to fatigue. Going into it, PSG had the edge not only from having experienced it before, but also from the luxury of being able to rotate players in the league before the final. It was a luxury Arsenal didn't have.
This season, if Arsenal reach the Champions League final, they are much better equipped to operate squad rotation when it matters most. We have already seen traces of that this season, with Arteta able to call upon a top-tier bench whenever the game isn't going how he'd like - heck, both of Bruno's goals in an Arsenal shirt have been from the bench.
We are far less likely to be in a situation where Arteta's best players cannot be called upon because they are fatigued. Towards the end of the last season, Declan Rice looked like a shell of the player he was before due to being run into the ground; it even negatively impacted his World Cup. That shouldn't happen this season, especially in the midfield, because Bruno is more than good enough to step in when Rice, Lewis-Skelly or Odegaard need a break.
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