Alan Shearer sends Bruno Guimaraes warning to Arsenal as Newcastle set asking price

Bruno Guimaraes has his heart set on a move to Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Alan Shearer

has warned

Arsenal

they won’t be able to sign

Newcastle United

’s Bruno Guimaraes on the cheap.

Following Brazil’s exit from the

World Cup

, Bruno is understood to have

informed his current employers of his desire to join

the

Premier League

champions.

With

Declan Rice’s marathon campaign still ongoing

Mikel Arteta

is keen to add greater depth to his midfield engine room.

The club’s current record signing was nursed through the run-in last season given his various back and hamstring strains and

Thomas Tuchel

has been forced handle his midfield dynamo with care during the World Cup.

Bellingham has stood tall for Thomas Tuchel (Picture: FIFA via Getty)

Whether Rice is ready for the start of the new season remains to be seen and, in any case, he is likely to be given an extended break regardless of any potential injury.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are still licking their wounds following a disappointing season which saw them fail to qualify for Europe.

That hammer blow has contributed to their hand being forced and resulted in the sales of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona and

Sandro Tonali to Tottenham

Newcastle could eventually earn £100million from the sale of the Italy international and Shearer has warned Arsenal it will take a similar fee to secure the signing of Bruno.

Arsenal want to sign Bruno Guimaraes amid concerns about Declan Rice (Picture: Getty)

He told

Betfair

: ‘I think he’ll stay. I think it would be a really bad look for Newcastle if they sold Tonali and Guimaraes.

‘And there’d be a lot of angry fans and rightly so. Because he’s a very, very talented player and I think he’s been great for Newcastle.

‘He understands the area. He understands the football club. So, I would be more than happy if he committed to the club and he doesn’t want to go anywhere.

‘I’d feel confident the club won’t sell him and if Tonali was 100 mil then Bruno would be more than that if he was to go.

Tottenham have completed the signing of Sandro Tonali from Newcastle (Picture: Getty)

‘Maybe this news is his agent trying to get a new deal out of Newcastle.’

According to Brazilian outlet

eglobo

, the Magpies are demanding £90m for the 28-year-old who currently has two years left on his contract.

Arsenal have indicated they are prepared to go £70m for a player they have coveted ever since he made his breakthrough with his boyhood club Athletico Paranaense.

The Gunners came close to signing Bruno again when he left Lyon for the Premier Leauge but were usurped by Newcastle whose ambitious move saw them beat Arsenal to his services.

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