Arsenal and Newcastle have reached an agreement worth £75m for Bruno Guimarães, with the move now described as imminent by multiple reporters. Newcastle had been holding out for more than £80m before settling on a compromise fee, and Lyon are due 20% of the profit, which TEAMtalk says works out at £7m from a £35m gain.
The fee and the sell-on cut
David Ornstein said Newcastle United are set to sanction the sale, adding that Arsenal started lower and Newcastle wanted higher before a compromise was being sealed. Fabrizio Romano was even more direct, posting: "Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal, HERE WE GO! Agreement in place with Newcastle after long talks and personal terms in place with Bruno since July. Fee worth £75m. New midfielder for Mikel Arteta."
The fee makes sense for Arsenal from a football point of view. They finished first in the Premier League in 2025 with 85 points, so this is a club that is already operating at the top end and can justify paying for a player of Guimarães' level. Newcastle, by contrast, finished 12th in the 2025 Premier League season, which gives the sale a different feel even if the club had every right to push for more than £80m.
Where the move stands
The one caveat is simple enough. The reporting supports an agreement in place and imminent formalisation, but there has been no club announcement yet, so the transfer should be treated as agreed rather than officially completed.
That is probably the right way to read it. Guimarães looks on the edge of a major move, Arsenal get a midfielder they have chased for a while, and Newcastle face the awkward part of a compromise that still leaves Lyon with a sizeable sell-on payment.
Mikel Arteta now has to wait for the formal side to catch up with the reporting, and the next public marker will be the club confirmation that turns the £75m agreement into an official signing.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →
