Arsenal supporters will be livid over a report emanating from Brazil this afternoon.
The Gunners are known to be in the market for a midfielder and have spent most of January chasing Arthur Melo of Juventus.
However, speculation on the Arthur front has slowed substantially and manager Mikel Arteta claimed on Sunday that he didn’t know whether anybody would be signed this month.
Another, more tentative target has been Bruno Guimaraes of Lyon.
But according to Goal Brazil, there was nothing tentative about their interest.
The South American edition of that publication have reported that actually, Arsenal had been in talks to sign the Brazilian midfielder since last summer.
However, the Emirates Stadium club, going by the report, cannot afford the 24-year-old’s £33 million transfer fee and now he’s going to Newcastle United.
Waste of time
If true, what a complete waste of time for Arsenal.
Imagine holding talks over the course of months and then not being even able to afford the player.
Arsenal are powerless to affect what Newcastle do and, with a fortune of £700 billion, Saudi Public Investment Fund can pull off these sort of stunts.
Even still, the Gunners will be devastated to be gazumped by the Magpies who, according to The Athletic, are signing the player.
If Mikel Arteta and Edu fail to sign Arthur and Guimaraes, well, the Emirates faithful will be disgusted.
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