Newcastle United are ‘extraordinarily near’ to pronouncing the arrival of Bruno Guimaraes, consistent with a report, after the Lyon midfielder completed his clinical in Brazil.
The Magpies have agreed a £40million deal to make the stunning Guimaraes their third seize of the January switch window. Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood have already arrived at St James’ Park this month.
The £40m package includes an initial £33.3m, plus £6.5m in accessories, as in keeping with Sky Sports.
The equal outlet claim Guimaraes has nowadays finished his clinical, after traveling from Sao Paulo to Belo Horizonte on Friday for the appointment.
Newcastle’s head of recruitment, Steven Nickson, is seemingly in Brazil to complete the signing.
24-yr-vintage Guimaraes is currently on international responsibility with the 5-time World Cup winners. He is hoping to feature of their World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Wednesday.
The earliest he will be able to journey to England and meet his new group-associates, plus manager Eddie Howe, may be Thursday.
In a latest press conference, Howe found out his team become at the verge of bringing in a new megastar. However, he refused to name them.
“We’re hopeful that we’re getting closer to completing a transfer for a player,” the Englishman told journalists.
“We’ll try and give you that replace as soon as we have it however, arms crossed, we’re near getting one over the line.
