The Athletic journalist David Ornstein has revealed that Arsenal really like Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes ahead of the summer transfer window.
Recent reports have claimed that the Gunners are ready to be active again in the summer transfer market with speculation that they are prepared to spend north of £200m.
Arsenal to go after Bruno Guimaraes?
, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and David Raya cost Arsenal big money last summer and they are prepared to support Mikel Arteta by spending again.
, while midfield is also an area they will look at improving if they can get the right deal over the line.
Newcastle s Guimaraes is being looked at by a number of clubs in the Premier League and around Europe ahead of the summer with his contract including a £100m release clause.
And The Athletic s Ornstein insists that Arsenal could be one of the clubs to try and tempt him away from Newcastle with the Gunners one of a number of clubs who really like the Brazilian.
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Ornstein said on The Athletic FC podcast: Then you go into that sort of midfielder bracket somebody I think off the top of my head that Arsenal and other clubs really like is Bruno Guimaraes. He can play in the eight role and the six.
Newcastle will hope to keep hold of him, but there is a release clause though. Anyone who is going to take him, he s got to deliver straight away. Arsenal may be looking.
And Ornstein reckons Arteta now has pressure on him to succeed after being given the tools ahead of another busy summer for Arsenal.
Ornstein added: There are certain parts of the team that need solving: the goalscoring area, parts of the central midfield, huge uncertainty over so many players in the squad.
We could see a very different Arsenal team going into next season and the years ahead.
