Newcastle captain, Bruno Guimaraes
Newcastle United have explained their decision to allow captain Bruno Guimaraes to join Arsenal, revealing that the midfielder’s desire to leave the club played a key role in the £75 million transfer.
Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson said the club had no intention of selling the Brazil international this summer, but Guimaraes made it clear that he wanted a new challenge and was keen on a move to Arsenal.
Wilson described the situation as emotional but said the club had to consider the player’s wishes while also protecting Newcastle’s interests.
As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, Wilson was quoted as saying, “What we had to weigh up was, very respectfully from Bruno with his behaviour towards us, very emotionally as well, he effectively told us he wanted to leave and move on.”
