Arsenal poised - can Newcastle convince Guimaraes for a second time?

Arsenal poised - can Newcastle convince Guimaraes for a second time?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bruno Guimaraes enjoyed his best ever goalscoring season with nine for Newcastle United in 2025-26ByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporterPublished2 minutes agoCommentsSome news conferences live longer in the memory than others.Bruno Guimaraes made an instant, and lasting, impression when he was presented to the media following a £35m move from Lyon to Newcastle United."We're going to be a big power in world football," he vowed in January 2022.Eyebrows were immediately raised, because at the time Newcastle were a lowly 19th in the Premier League.But the Brazilian had reason to believe.The club's hierarchy had signalled to him ambitions to reach the Champions League - to even try to win the competition. All this while Premier League survival hung in the balance.Eddie Howe's side went on to pull away from danger, qualify for the Champions League in two of the following three seasons, and to boot they ended Newcastle's 70-year wait to win a major domestic trophy by lifting the EFL Cup in 2025.But now what? Senior figures at Newcastle have repeatedly stressed the club are thinking big in the long term, but it feels like the project has reached a crossroads.Alexander Isak pushed and got his wish to join Liverpool last summer, while Anthony Gordon completed a move to Barcelona in May this year.Tottenham Hotspur have tested the waters with an opening bid of about £80m for Sandro Tonali, and Arsenal are poised to make an offer for Guimaraes.Some of the game's highest-earning clubs clearly sense an opportunity to target Newcastle's best players.So can Newcastle hang on to Guimaraes, their most prized jewel of all?'The most important player in the team'Newcastle do not want to lose Guimaraes and the club are adamant he is not for sale.It is understood Arsenal have not yet made an approach.Outsiders may coldly argue that...