The future of Bruno Guimaraes is in complete doubt right now after it has emerged that he wants to join Arsenal. Mikel Arteta is thought to be a big fan of the Brazilian international, who had an exceptional World Cup campaign, although the missed penalty might end up being the enduring image coming out of it.
Anyways, if Guimaraes does end up leaving Newcastle United, they will need to find a proper replacement for him. Not only would they be losing a ton of quality, but also experience as well. He is the Magpies’ most important player right now.
Newcastle United do seem to have a potential replacement already in mind. It is one of Guimaraes’ teammates from the Brazil national team.
Newcastle United appear to have placed themselves at the front of the queue to sign the Brazilian midfielder. But it looks like other clubs have been impressed with him as well.
Chelsea make contact to sign Newcastle United transfer target
According to FogaoNET, after Newcastle United, Arsenal and Man Utd, Chelsea have become the latest club to sound out Botafogo about Danilo Santos.
Newcastle United are believed to be in the strongest position right now. Botafogo will only let him leave if they receive an offer that they consider to be fair.
Let us not forget that Danilo has already played Premier League football. He spent a couple of years at Nottingham Forest before returning to Brazil to join Botafogo.
He has had a solid year with them so far and was also a part of Brazil’s squad at the ongoing World Cup, appearing in four games. The level of the clubs interested in Danilo just goes to show how highly he is regarded.
Which club could sign Danilo?
It is very clear that Newcastle United need to strengthen in the middle of the park right now. Sandro Tonali has already left. Guimaraes could be about to join him.
The Magpies are not the only ones with issues in the middle of the park though. The same can be said for Chelsea, who recently sanctioned Andrey Santos’ move to Manchester United.
On top of that, Enzo Fernandez’s future remains up in the air. Will the Argentine continue at Stamford Bridge? Or will he continue to seek a move away although one to Real Madrid has now become unlikely?
As for Man Utd, it is hard to see them still in the race to sign Danilo after getting a deal done for Santos. On the other hand, Arsenal are already chasing the signature of Guimaraes. A very interesting transfer merry-go-round has developed, as you would have figured out.
