{"success":true,"data":{"id":"1a227041-46f4-4780-af52-a70662dd120d","title":"Arsenal set to make £70m bid for Newcastle's Guimaraes","summary":"A-Z Sports Arsenal set to make £70m bid for Newcastle's Guimaraes Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bruno Guimaraes joined Newcastle in 2022 Senior football correspondent Published 5 minutes ago Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.","content":"**A-Z Sports**\n\n# Arsenal set to make £70m bid for Newcastle's Guimaraes\n\n![Image 1: Head and shoulders view of Bruno Guimaraes playing for Newcastle](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/d4d4/live/c251d6c0-86b2-11f1-bb58-d3ffca85db6d.jpg)Image source, Getty Images\n\nImage caption, \n\nBruno Guimaraes joined Newcastle in 2022\n\nSenior football correspondent\n\n*   Published 5 minutes ago \n\n[**Arsenal**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal)**are set to make a £70m offer for**[**Newcastle**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united)**captain Bruno Guimaraes.**\n\nBrazil international Guimaraes is a priority target for the Gunners, with the midfielder keen to join the Premier League champions.\n\n[Newcastle](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united) are aware of the 28-year-old's preference to join [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) this summer.\n\nTalks over a potential move for Guimaraes are ongoing and are believed to have accelerated in recent days, though it remains to be seen if [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal)'s £70m offer will meet [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united)'s valuation.\n\n[Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) are determined to strengthen their squad with high quality players this summer as they look to build on last season's title.\n\nThe north London side were interested in signing [Morgan Rogers, who has joined Chelsea for £117m,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy8enwn2xq4o) from [Aston Villa](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa) – but refused to go higher than their £80m valuation of the player.\n\nIt is understood [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) were given the opportunity to match [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea)'s offer for Rogers but declined.\n\nSimilarly, [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) have a hardline maximum valuation of Guimaraes and are unwilling to overpay despite their desire to sign the midfielder.\n\n[Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) also have a major interest in Villa defender Ezri Konsa and have enquired about the England international's availability.\n\nKonsa is [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal)'s first-choice defensive target.\n\nThe Gunners also have Como's Jacobo Ramon on a list of defenders they would like to bring in, but it is understood clauses in the Spaniard's contract make a deal difficult.\n\nHaving missed out on Rogers, the Gunners remain in the market for attacking reinforcements.\n\nAtletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez is [Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal)'s dream target, but the player's current desire to join Barcelona and the cost - which could exceed the British record fee of £125m set when Alexander Isak moved from [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united) to [Liverpool](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool) - pose obvious difficulties.\n\n[Arsenal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal) have also explored a move for Paris St-Germain winger Bradley Barcola.\n\n## Related topics\n\n## More on this story\n\n    \n\n    *   Published 8 June \n\n## Shorts\n\nPrevious Next\n\n*   0:57 Was Sir Alex's chewing gum preserved at Old Trafford? 00:00:57, play video Was Sir Alex's chewing gum preserved at Old Trafford?![Image 4: Karel poses in studio. 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