Arsenal are moving to sign Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes as manager Mikel Arteta looks to push the club to a "different dimension" after winning last season's Premier League title. Arteta values Guimaraes' top-flight experience, leadership qualities and durability, all seen as key to strengthening a midfield that suffered badly from injuries and heavy squad demands last season despite a £250m summer outlay.

The 28-year-old Brazilian, who became Newcastle's talisman since joining in 2022, has missed just 16 Premier League games in that time and was the club's top league scorer last season with nine goals and four assists. Data shows Newcastle perform significantly better with him in the side, and he would join an Arsenal midfield already featuring Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, captain Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, adding depth and quality as Arteta targets sustained success on multiple fronts.