Arsenal sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle for £75 million

Arsenal have signed Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United for £75 million, the BBC confirmed on 8 August 2026. The 28-year-old fills the "number six" role — a deep-lying midfielder who screens the defence and starts attacks — that Mikel Arteta has targeted all summer. Guimaraes was Newcastle's captain.